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A review by thespinystacks
Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I’m sorry, but this was really not good.
The characters were massively unbelievable and just plain silly. A 25 year old named Ruth ( going by Ruthie), who acts like a grandma?! With a literally chain for her glasses around her neck. Come on.
Theodore “Teddy” Prescott, some sort of long haired tattoo no good guy who actually has a kind heart and soul should have been the saving grace but even he was really poorly written.
Not to mention this weird rom-com is set on the grounds of a retirement village, where Ruthie works and lives. She spends her night watching Heaven Sent which is this book’s version of Seventh Heaven ( even with the fictional show having the main actor who plays the Reverend being a real life pedophile).
Teddy and Ruth have literally no chemistry, and it’s hard to feel that wasn’t intentional because even the romance scenes were filled with awkwardness.
Honestly, this just wasn’t it.
The characters were massively unbelievable and just plain silly. A 25 year old named Ruth ( going by Ruthie), who acts like a grandma?! With a literally chain for her glasses around her neck. Come on.
Theodore “Teddy” Prescott, some sort of long haired tattoo no good guy who actually has a kind heart and soul should have been the saving grace but even he was really poorly written.
Not to mention this weird rom-com is set on the grounds of a retirement village, where Ruthie works and lives. She spends her night watching Heaven Sent which is this book’s version of Seventh Heaven ( even with the fictional show having the main actor who plays the Reverend being a real life pedophile).
Teddy and Ruth have literally no chemistry, and it’s hard to feel that wasn’t intentional because even the romance scenes were filled with awkwardness.
Honestly, this just wasn’t it.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content and Death