A review by courtneyfalling
Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann

emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was... fine? I wanted to like it based on the concept more than I actually liked it based on the execution. Some sections were a little too drawn out while others were a little too quick, and a lot of the main subplots (Alice's friendship difficulties with Feenie and Ryan or her struggles with her parents and older sister in particular) stressed me out because Alice was so non-confrontational in them to her own detriment and they never truly get openly, fully resolved (or concluded, if not resolved perfectly). And it kept me from liking Alice as a main character, vs. kind of tolerating her and hoping she could learn. Also I feel like as much as I loved Takumi, he always came across as an idealized figure and never as his full, own character. Not to mention the book never really addresses the weird age and knowledge gap between them? Like there's actually a kind of hefty differential here? 
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