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A review by heroineinabook
First Comes Love by Emily Giffin
2.0
Arc provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I'm giving this book 2/5 and a "meh" rating as I've read this story before by Giffin who seems only capable of having the two same characters do similiar things except in different bodies and locations. She's also a big fan of alternating points of view of the same situation which gets tiresome when overly used which Giffin apparently is a fan of. The writing seems formulaic and tropey. I just couldn't get into the story or believe in it or even give an eff to what happens to them (or the conflict of the story).
I would not not recommend this book -- Giffin is popular with those who want a bit meatier chick lit because, and I will give her this, she tackles often difficult topics and puts them in palatable chunks, so obviously there is a need for her writing style. But, as I said in the beginning, the flaws on her part and the eye rolling on my part did not justify finishing this book.
I'm giving this book 2/5 and a "meh" rating as I've read this story before by Giffin who seems only capable of having the two same characters do similiar things except in different bodies and locations. She's also a big fan of alternating points of view of the same situation which gets tiresome when overly used which Giffin apparently is a fan of. The writing seems formulaic and tropey. I just couldn't get into the story or believe in it or even give an eff to what happens to them (or the conflict of the story).
I would not not recommend this book -- Giffin is popular with those who want a bit meatier chick lit because, and I will give her this, she tackles often difficult topics and puts them in palatable chunks, so obviously there is a need for her writing style. But, as I said in the beginning, the flaws on her part and the eye rolling on my part did not justify finishing this book.