A review by anjae
Out of Love by Hazel Hayes

funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wasn’t a huge fan of the writing style when I first started reading it. It felt like a strange mix of a self-help book and an opinion article in the NY Times. But as I kept reading, either the writing style changed or I got used to it. I actually quite enjoyed the book by the end.

I think that as Angel looked back further and further into her life, she was looking back at a happier her. I think the writing style might have been intentionally almost aggressively “witty” at the beginning, and as we saw younger and happier versions of her the style was less jarring.
Once I realized that I actually quite liked how the style changed through the book, and I appreciated the style in the beginning as well.
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