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A review by sarahsthoughtsonbooks
How to Win a Wallflower by Samara Parish
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
How to Win a Wallflower was a book that I had been looking forward to reading, and it didn't disappoint. I had been looking forward to John's story and also Charlotte's story after she appeared in her brother's book. So when they are matched together, all the better.
I'm a fan of role reversal, so it was nice that in this novel, John is the wallflower that needs Charlotte's help in trying to find a spouse, preferably an heiress, so that he can pull the estate that he inherited from his older brother, out of financial ruin. While Charlotte would be a good candidate, he obviously can't marry her, because she's his best friend's sister and his business partner's sister-in-law. Oh how wrong the two of them happen to be, especially since Charlotte's had a crush on him forever.
and that twist, I didn't see it coming. It made sense to the plot and all things. Which brings me to the fact that you can see how much Samara Parish's writing has grown since her debut novel, How to Survive a Scandal, a mere two years ago. Excited to see what stories she'll write in the future.
I'm a fan of role reversal, so it was nice that in this novel, John is the wallflower that needs Charlotte's help in trying to find a spouse, preferably an heiress, so that he can pull the estate that he inherited from his older brother, out of financial ruin. While Charlotte would be a good candidate, he obviously can't marry her, because she's his best friend's sister and his business partner's sister-in-law. Oh how wrong the two of them happen to be, especially since Charlotte's had a crush on him forever.
and that twist, I didn't see it coming. It made sense to the plot and all things. Which brings me to the fact that you can see how much Samara Parish's writing has grown since her debut novel, How to Survive a Scandal, a mere two years ago. Excited to see what stories she'll write in the future.