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chaptersofchase 's review for:
A Likely Story
by Leigh McMullan Abramson
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you, Atria Books, for the gifted copy o A Likely Story {partner}
Genre: Fiction
Format: 🎧📖
Pub Date: 3.14.2023
Star Rating: ☆☆☆
When an author creates unlikable characters, it can make or break a book for the reader. I've read several books with unlikable characters that I end up loving by the end, and that makes the book for me because I got to see the proper character development within the story.
Unfortunately for A Likely Story, those unlikable characters did not redeem themselves and ended up breaking the book for me. The story was full of the most desperate, egotistical, self-serving characters, and it was impossible to get past that. Isabelle and Ward are father and daughter (and two of the main characters), and they are the worst! I'd love to say they redeemed themselves, but they didn't, and, in my opinion, they had a much better outcome than they deserved. Claire was, frankly, the only character I loved.
One aspect I appreciated about A Likely Story is the theme of a book inside a book. I liked how the manuscript mirrored what was happening between Ward, Isabelle, Brian, and Claire. It also added a fun mystery element to the book until the 45% mark, as the reader isn't sure who the author is.
👨👩👧 Family dynamics (particularly between father + daughter)
✍🏼 Author life
🐌 Slow pacing
😡 Unlikable characters
📖 Book within a book
While this was not the book for me, I look forward to giving Leigh McMullan Abramson another chance with her next book!
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Genre: Fiction
Format: 🎧📖
Pub Date: 3.14.2023
Star Rating: ☆☆☆
When an author creates unlikable characters, it can make or break a book for the reader. I've read several books with unlikable characters that I end up loving by the end, and that makes the book for me because I got to see the proper character development within the story.
Unfortunately for A Likely Story, those unlikable characters did not redeem themselves and ended up breaking the book for me. The story was full of the most desperate, egotistical, self-serving characters, and it was impossible to get past that. Isabelle and Ward are father and daughter (and two of the main characters), and they are the worst! I'd love to say they redeemed themselves, but they didn't, and, in my opinion, they had a much better outcome than they deserved. Claire was, frankly, the only character I loved.
One aspect I appreciated about A Likely Story is the theme of a book inside a book. I liked how the manuscript mirrored what was happening between Ward, Isabelle, Brian, and Claire. It also added a fun mystery element to the book until the 45% mark, as the reader isn't sure who the author is.
👨👩👧 Family dynamics (particularly between father + daughter)
✍🏼 Author life
🐌 Slow pacing
😡 Unlikable characters
📖 Book within a book
While this was not the book for me, I look forward to giving Leigh McMullan Abramson another chance with her next book!
_
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebookend.diner/
Follow my blog: https://thebookenddiner.com/
Follow me on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/thebookenddiner
Follow me on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/thebookenddiner