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A review by dreyuhreads
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
no.
i HATED the way that leon’s inner monologue was written. HATED IT. for my office fans ‘why say lot word when few do trick,’ is literally all that leon’s pov was giving. i hated it so much i almost dnfed at 30 pgs. i kept going because i try to get a third of the way before dnfing, and then the story started getting better so i kept with it. that lasted all of like 20 pages. by this point i was over halfway through when i started suffering through the book again and decided to just finish it.
negatives aside there were positives.
some of the supporting characters were great and really played a big role in my continuing of the book. the fmc has some issues that i think she works through quite nicely. the mmc is sweet and funny at times (usually through tiffy’s pov, because again, his is excruciatingly terrible). there are also some subplots that take place that are interesting and are a nice way to move some of the story along, i.e. Johnny White’s. the characters are all imperfect, but not in a way that makes you hate them, but in a way that feels realistic. i even enjoyed the authors writing style when it came to tiffy’s pov. there are also a lot of very cute moments between out mcs that made me smile throughout.
overall, this book was not for me, and i should’ve trusted my instincts to dnf it. i’m not gonna recommend it to ppl, but it wasn’t the worst thing i’ve ever read.
the only thing i will say is spice level is 1/5 and nothing graphic. if you like a closed door romance this is for you. okay. that’s the only recommendation of this book i will make.
i HATED the way that leon’s inner monologue was written. HATED IT. for my office fans ‘why say lot word when few do trick,’ is literally all that leon’s pov was giving. i hated it so much i almost dnfed at 30 pgs. i kept going because i try to get a third of the way before dnfing, and then the story started getting better so i kept with it. that lasted all of like 20 pages. by this point i was over halfway through when i started suffering through the book again and decided to just finish it.
negatives aside there were positives.
some of the supporting characters were great and really played a big role in my continuing of the book. the fmc has some issues that i think she works through quite nicely. the mmc is sweet and funny at times (usually through tiffy’s pov, because again, his is excruciatingly terrible). there are also some subplots that take place that are interesting and are a nice way to move some of the story along, i.e. Johnny White’s. the characters are all imperfect, but not in a way that makes you hate them, but in a way that feels realistic. i even enjoyed the authors writing style when it came to tiffy’s pov. there are also a lot of very cute moments between out mcs that made me smile throughout.
overall, this book was not for me, and i should’ve trusted my instincts to dnf it. i’m not gonna recommend it to ppl, but it wasn’t the worst thing i’ve ever read.
the only thing i will say is spice level is 1/5 and nothing graphic. if you like a closed door romance this is for you. okay. that’s the only recommendation of this book i will make.