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A review by mayathebookworm
The Love Note by Kate G. Smith
2.0
Check out this review and more on my blog, Maya’s Reviews.
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Thank you Orion Dash and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
I am unable to offer content warnings for this novel, as I DNFed it. However, be aware that there is mature content.
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// Quick Statistics //
Overall: 2/5 Stars
Plot: 3/5 Stars
Setting: 2/5 Stars
Characters: 1/5 Stars
Writing: 1/5 Stars
Memorability: 2/5 Stars
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// Quick Review //
I was really disappointed with this novel. I had a huge issue with the writing and characters that made me not finish reading, which I do not typically do.
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// Other Information //
Publisher: Orion Dash
Page Count: 208 pages
Release Date: July 12, 2021
Series: None
Genre: Fiction, Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Mystery
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// Book Description (via Goodreads) //
A wedding dress. A love letter. A secret that will change everything…
When Maggie Burnett discovers her mother’s beautiful wedding dress just days after she passes away, she wonders why she’d been told it was missing…
Pinned to the waistband is a note that reads: ‘E, je t’aime. LS x’. ‘E’ must be Elizabeth, her mother, but who is ‘LS’? Could he be the father she’s never known?
As Maggie’s seemingly happy life in London unravels, she decides it’s time to go home to Norfolk and figure out the truth once and for all. Even if it means running into Nick Forster, her secret childhood crush. What if this journey to the past is the key to a new beginning?
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// Characters //
One of my biggest issues was with the characters in the novel. I didn’t care about any of the characters, especially Maggie, the main one.
It was interesting to me that despite this being an adult romance novel, which is very clear even within the first 10% of the book, that all of the characters are written like teenagers in fanfiction on Wattpad.
That sounds really harsh, but it’s how I feel about the book’s characters. And don’t get me wrong, the characters being written like a fanfiction isn’t necessarily bad. It’s that, them being teen-esque, and how none of them were likable or relatable that made the characters poorly written and not realistic.
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// Writing and Setting //
I found it ill-fitting that the novel was written in a middle grade type style while the content within was pretty mature. It’s a weird mixture of middle grade and adult that put me off immediately.
There was nothing remarkable about the setting, but nothing off-putting either. (I’m pretty sure) the novel takes place in the UK, London, maybe?
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// Plot //
The plot itself is what motivated me to read as far as I did. Maggie is facing the death of her mother, the infidelity of her long-term boyfriend, and a quest to discover who her father was.
One of the highlights of the novel that convinced me not to continue reading this novel was when Ed, Maggie’s boyfriend of many years who she thinks will propose soon, cheats on her. Maggie doesn’t really seem to care, which is crazy to me.
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// Overall Review //
While I’m not a fan of romances anyways, I was by no means a fan of this novel. The Love Note might be a good read for fans of cheesy fanfic type romances, but not this bookworm.
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Thank you Orion Dash and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
I am unable to offer content warnings for this novel, as I DNFed it. However, be aware that there is mature content.
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// Quick Statistics //
Overall: 2/5 Stars
Plot: 3/5 Stars
Setting: 2/5 Stars
Characters: 1/5 Stars
Writing: 1/5 Stars
Memorability: 2/5 Stars
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// Quick Review //
I was really disappointed with this novel. I had a huge issue with the writing and characters that made me not finish reading, which I do not typically do.
---
// Other Information //
Publisher: Orion Dash
Page Count: 208 pages
Release Date: July 12, 2021
Series: None
Genre: Fiction, Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Mystery
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// Book Description (via Goodreads) //
A wedding dress. A love letter. A secret that will change everything…
When Maggie Burnett discovers her mother’s beautiful wedding dress just days after she passes away, she wonders why she’d been told it was missing…
Pinned to the waistband is a note that reads: ‘E, je t’aime. LS x’. ‘E’ must be Elizabeth, her mother, but who is ‘LS’? Could he be the father she’s never known?
As Maggie’s seemingly happy life in London unravels, she decides it’s time to go home to Norfolk and figure out the truth once and for all. Even if it means running into Nick Forster, her secret childhood crush. What if this journey to the past is the key to a new beginning?
---
// Characters //
One of my biggest issues was with the characters in the novel. I didn’t care about any of the characters, especially Maggie, the main one.
It was interesting to me that despite this being an adult romance novel, which is very clear even within the first 10% of the book, that all of the characters are written like teenagers in fanfiction on Wattpad.
That sounds really harsh, but it’s how I feel about the book’s characters. And don’t get me wrong, the characters being written like a fanfiction isn’t necessarily bad. It’s that, them being teen-esque, and how none of them were likable or relatable that made the characters poorly written and not realistic.
---
// Writing and Setting //
I found it ill-fitting that the novel was written in a middle grade type style while the content within was pretty mature. It’s a weird mixture of middle grade and adult that put me off immediately.
There was nothing remarkable about the setting, but nothing off-putting either. (I’m pretty sure) the novel takes place in the UK, London, maybe?
---
// Plot //
The plot itself is what motivated me to read as far as I did. Maggie is facing the death of her mother, the infidelity of her long-term boyfriend, and a quest to discover who her father was.
One of the highlights of the novel that convinced me not to continue reading this novel was when Ed, Maggie’s boyfriend of many years who she thinks will propose soon, cheats on her. Maggie doesn’t really seem to care, which is crazy to me.
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// Overall Review //
While I’m not a fan of romances anyways, I was by no means a fan of this novel. The Love Note might be a good read for fans of cheesy fanfic type romances, but not this bookworm.
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