A review by randeh
Rosie and The Dreamboat by Sally Thorne

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was cute but kind of a far stretch of what would have actually transpired if this same situation were to happen. I know it's a work of fiction but when it comes to rom-coms you want to feel like you can relate, go to a little happy place and forget your own problems. To do that, it needs to be somewhat believable or long enough that you get to fall in love with the characters. As this was a novella you don't have that luxury so it needs to be believable.

I haven't read a Sally Thorne book before this but she is on my 2024 summer reads list so I'm hoping the others are better. What I did love about this book though was the wit and the constant referring to being pickled. "You like pickles? You'd like me right now." and "Is that the biggest pickle jar you've ever opened?" Haha, two excellent lines of the many pickling references.

I did have a laugh out loud moment when Leo says "I'm getting the pearl out of this f*cker."

Some people loved this book and I hope if you're reading this review having not yet read the book, that you have the same experience they had!