A review by plaidpladd
The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

It's hard to rate this book because some things were really good and some things were really bad, so I'm going with an average rating. The cozy vibes and supporting cast are the stars of the show here, to the point where I wish the romance plot line didn't exist because the book would be much stronger. The "hero" is the absolute worst part of this book. The narration bends over backwards trying to justify his creepy behavior as not creepy, but it still is! He still sucks! I also think, like a lot of recent publications, this book suffers from the push to heavily rely on tropes for marketing purposes. A book can have found family without cramming the idea of found family down your throat and mentioning it constantly, as if the author doesn't trust the reader to recognize it unless it is spelled out bluntly multiple times. It makes the story feel constructed rather than organic (obviously all stories are constructed, but the best ones don't feel that way). Lastly, the cover is amazing and I feel like is doing a lot of work selling this thing lol.