A review by herbooksandnotes
Bookishly Ever After by Mia Page

lighthearted slow-paced

3.0

This wasn’t a bad book, nor did it blow me away. I think that there wasn’t a balance between the bookish elements of the story and actual character development. It was a bit much. The characters last names are based off of famous authors, in which one is obsessed with Jane Austen. Because of this I think it really affected characters development and other than their interest in books, authors and rivalry. I couldn’t really tell you much more about the characters. I also think that the plot didn’t make much sense to me. Originally it was for lexi to make him fall in love with her using technics from Austen’s books, to distract him from his own bookstore. But then it turned into an actual project to see if she could do it using those techniques. They were together and then not and then together again. Because of this, I couldn’t connect with the characters. I do have to say I don’t usually like romances in third person but this one really felt right for the story. I think if there was less bookish elements and more descriptive elements and characters beyond those passions I think it would have been on a better track for a more enjoyable read