A review by pencilknot
Bookishly Ever After by Isabel Bandeira

2.0

Well, that was a pain to finish. I was pretty excited to read this book as it combines two things I like: books and romance stories. But to me, the bookishness (is that even a word?) was too much. I tried, but I felt like Phoebe trying to follow the book characters' action word for word was really just ridiculous. Adding to Phoebe’s pure stupidity, the book had all the stereotypical characters: the hot guy that couldn't possibly like the main character, the nerdy bookworm, the matchmaker best friend and the cheerleader. The book felt way too long and many parts seemed unnecessary. The only highlights were the little quotes and excerpts from Phoebe’s romance books. In fact, I actually enjoyed those stories more than the actual novel. If the author were to publish those series, I would definitely read them.