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A review by bottomofthebookshelf
Poptastic by Victoria Holmes
3.0
*Thank you to the author for asking me to honestly review this book*
This story follows the main character Julia when she’s asked to be a bridesmaid at her friends’ wedding. She then makes a series of bad decisions that could derail not only her friend group, but her life in general. I liked the book for the most part, some it fell a little flat for me in the second half.
This was an enjoyable read and I’m impressed that this is the authors first novel. This was an simple but interesting read and I read most of the book in one sitting. I also found the book pretty funny, I even laughed out loud at some points.
I did, however, have a few issues with the story. I found the main character to be intolerable most of the time; she was selfish, rude, and just made some extremely dumb decisions in this book. I think that would have been fine if she had some character development, but by the end of the book it didn’t find the changes she went through to be enough to make up for her past decisions. I also found the chemistry between characters to be lacking, and in the end I found I didn’t really connect to anyone in this book.
Overall, this was a fun book with queer representation and some funny lines. It might not have hit the mark in every regard, but I still think it’s a good first novel for this author. I recommend this to anyone looking for a simple story about friendship, love, and finding a place in the world.
This story follows the main character Julia when she’s asked to be a bridesmaid at her friends’ wedding. She then makes a series of bad decisions that could derail not only her friend group, but her life in general. I liked the book for the most part, some it fell a little flat for me in the second half.
This was an enjoyable read and I’m impressed that this is the authors first novel. This was an simple but interesting read and I read most of the book in one sitting. I also found the book pretty funny, I even laughed out loud at some points.
I did, however, have a few issues with the story. I found the main character to be intolerable most of the time; she was selfish, rude, and just made some extremely dumb decisions in this book. I think that would have been fine if she had some character development, but by the end of the book it didn’t find the changes she went through to be enough to make up for her past decisions. I also found the chemistry between characters to be lacking, and in the end I found I didn’t really connect to anyone in this book.
Overall, this was a fun book with queer representation and some funny lines. It might not have hit the mark in every regard, but I still think it’s a good first novel for this author. I recommend this to anyone looking for a simple story about friendship, love, and finding a place in the world.