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A review by thattheatrekid
She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Decent read! I needed something light after a lot of heavier books so this was perfect.
The characters were heavily relatable and realistic. Molly annoyed me sometimes but I can’t really be mad because I used to struggle with severe social anxiety and was just as irritating. The chemistry was cute. Butit was weird how Natalie at the beginning seemed to just be an in love girl who felt hurt, and at the end she gets turned into an utter villain. It’s a little too convenient. But also I know our perspective of her shifts with Alex’ so that might explain it.
Other thing, the whole internalized racism thing on Mollys mom was random and did not seem realistic to me. It felt thrown in there as a talking point and the execution was poor.
I also liked Alex’ story with her mom. It gave her motives and a life outside of Molly and was exceptional, not to mention realistic. Sadly I have a friend who was in a similar situation and it looks a lot like this.
Something I did appreciate was the author’s constant description of what the characters were wearing/looked like. I didn’t realize how much this helped bring the story to life. A lot of authors leave that stuff to the imagination but with these descriptions I was able to vividly imagine the characters.
Overall a nice light read but probably won’t read again. This did help me get into romcom books though, which I never thought I’d like.
The characters were heavily relatable and realistic. Molly annoyed me sometimes but I can’t really be mad because I used to struggle with severe social anxiety and was just as irritating. The chemistry was cute. But
Other thing, the whole internalized racism thing on Mollys mom was random and did not seem realistic to me. It felt thrown in there as a talking point and the execution was poor.
I also liked Alex’ story with her mom. It gave her motives and a life outside of Molly and was exceptional, not to mention realistic. Sadly I have a friend who was in a similar situation and it looks a lot like this.
Something I did appreciate was the author’s constant description of what the characters were wearing/looked like. I didn’t realize how much this helped bring the story to life. A lot of authors leave that stuff to the imagination but with these descriptions I was able to vividly imagine the characters.
Overall a nice light read but probably won’t read again. This did help me get into romcom books though, which I never thought I’d like.