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ceheath 's review for:
The Marriage Monitoring Aunties' Association
by Ola Awonubi
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The book description and cover made me think this would be a romantic comedy centering on a 50 year old women's journey to find love with some support/comedy from from Aunties. However, the tone is quite different, reading more like women's fiction with a heavy focus on the challenges society lay on single women, particularly of a certain age, as well as significant discussions around Sade's faith and involvement in the church. Someone looking for a book more that style may enjoy the read better but for me it felt flat/disappointing. Sade and Jimi had very little chemistry and their courtship was really short. I feel like a lot of what kept them apart was manufactured and the happy ending was rushed. Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins for the ARC.