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A review by catarinaviegas
Fanfare by Renée Ahdieh
3.0
Yeah so I'm not really a fan of Hollywood-star-dates-unknown-girl but I had to read this since it was Renée Ahdieh's debut and I love her books. This wasn't that great to be quite honest, you can see that her writing and her storytelling has really evolved, but there were parts where you could see the raw talent there. It was fun to read something by her in a contemporary setting even though you can't really see the similarities in the writing. One thing that I love and that it's common in her books is the way you just keep reading and don't even feel the time pass. Although this book sometimes felt endless, there were parts where I read for almost a hour straight, which is kind of rare for me.
So yeah, I understand the reason why maybe Renée Ahdieh doesn't really want people to remember that she wrote this book because it isn't her best writing. Even so, it's a solid 3 star book in my opinion. Not her best work, but if you have in consideration that it was her first book, it's great. And besides, I believe that if I had read this book 5 years ago and if I liked this kind of plot, I would like it way more.
So yeah, I understand the reason why maybe Renée Ahdieh doesn't really want people to remember that she wrote this book because it isn't her best writing. Even so, it's a solid 3 star book in my opinion. Not her best work, but if you have in consideration that it was her first book, it's great. And besides, I believe that if I had read this book 5 years ago and if I liked this kind of plot, I would like it way more.