omqchristi 's review for:

Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills

3.0

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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» QUICK OVERVIEW « 

Stars: ★★★☆☆ 
Plot: ★★★☆☆ 
Readability: ★★★★☆ 
Characters: ★★★☆☆ 
Writing: ★★★☆☆ 
Recommend: ✗ 

» PLOT « 

After Claudia accidentally overhears her school's most popular couple, Paige and Iris, break up, her life becomes intertwined with that of Iris's. Forced to participate in their school's production of <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream</i>, they must learn to work with each other. But as time goes on, Claudia realizes theres much more behind the facade Iris puts up. 

This was very slice-of-life like, and that's not bad, just nothing major happens. Literally, barely anything major occurs. (Not that that's a bad thing, it just means you really need to rely on having good characters.) 

Something I didn't pick up on, there is a lot of references to gaming and fan culture. I hate it. I don't mind one or two references, but a whole explanation of the game or even multiple references or celebrities makes me so uncomfortable. 

 

» READABILITY « 

This book was pretty slowish paced, especially since nothing happens. 

 

» CHARACTERS « 

The characters are okay, but for a character driven story, they could be better. I don't hate or love anything of them. All of the characters are too artificial or perfect, like they were manufactured or something. They're just so bland, and have no motivation. 

 

» WRITING « 

The writing is pretty average, nothing special. 

 

» OVERALL « 

Halfway though the book, I realized that this really isn't a true romance book. It's a contemporary book that just so happens to have a hint of romance.