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A review by duarshe
The Bookworm's Guide to Flirting by Emma Hart
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
The fact that I kept reading this series even though I didn't like any of the previous two books and I KNEW I wasn't going to like this one either. I just read this for closure and to not feel bad about not finishing series. Honestly, the only reason why I could bear the series was because I was listening to the audiobooks and I have to walk every day to and from the university campus. So, free time = reading.
Onto the book... The three female main characters from each book feel exactly like the same person in different fonts. They are all equally annoying. If I had to rank them from most to least annoying, it would be: Kinsley, Saylor and Holley. I think I hate Kinsley the most because her book was first and then I got used to the annoying characters (kind of). Also, the plots don't even make sense, the only one that had justified drama was Kinsley's. However, Holley and Saylor's reasons to not get together with Sebastian and Dylan, respectively, was stupid and just an excuse to have something to write about.
I hate how all the grandparents in these books are portrayed as practically nuts and demential, because I don't know a single senior/grandparent who acts in any way similar to the way the ones in the book do. None of my grandparents are delusional or obsessed with ducks. Also, I consider myself a bookworm and this was low-key offensive to read, since the main reason why the female main characters were annoying was due to the bookworm trait. The way they talked to their love interests when the topic was related to books or reading was so mean. Literally half of the conversations are: "Shut up I'm reading" or "You can do whatever. I don't care, because I have a book". I'm a bookworm, but I tend to be respectful to other people.
Well... I do love when the books in a series are equal in rating, because they keep a sort of cohesion. Unfortunately for me, this time they were equally bad.
Onto the book... The three female main characters from each book feel exactly like the same person in different fonts. They are all equally annoying. If I had to rank them from most to least annoying, it would be: Kinsley, Saylor and Holley. I think I hate Kinsley the most because her book was first and then I got used to the annoying characters (kind of). Also, the plots don't even make sense, the only one that had justified drama was Kinsley's. However, Holley and Saylor's reasons to not get together with Sebastian and Dylan, respectively, was stupid and just an excuse to have something to write about.
I hate how all the grandparents in these books are portrayed as practically nuts and demential, because I don't know a single senior/grandparent who acts in any way similar to the way the ones in the book do. None of my grandparents are delusional or obsessed with ducks. Also, I consider myself a bookworm and this was low-key offensive to read, since the main reason why the female main characters were annoying was due to the bookworm trait. The way they talked to their love interests when the topic was related to books or reading was so mean. Literally half of the conversations are: "Shut up I'm reading" or "You can do whatever. I don't care, because I have a book". I'm a bookworm, but I tend to be respectful to other people.
Well... I do love when the books in a series are equal in rating, because they keep a sort of cohesion. Unfortunately for me, this time they were equally bad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content