courtneystrom 's review for:

Emma of 83rd Street by Audrey Bellezza, Emily Harding

4.0

funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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if you didn’t like the original for it’s on-the-nose portrayal of frothy, society girls, you won’t like this version either. i, however, did. 

it is a great take on a modern retelling and stuck to the heart of the original. this Emma is vapid because she plays into societal stereotypes, Nadine is considered a project because like Harriet, she’s out of her depth. i appreciated the slight differences in making this more contemporary, which contemporary is definitely an apt description of this. 

it has everything you’d want from a contemporary rom-com while still maintaining most of the plot, characters, and themes from the original.