katemc 's review for:

The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn

3.0

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Okay, like I liked it fine. But I didn’t like how Turner was randomly an asshole in Scotland for no reason (I mean he’d thoughtlessly acted that way before but always realized and felt bad and made amends for it) but in this case he just … never felt bad about it. And it was just swept over. And I wish the whole “first marriage wrecked his ability to recognize and articulate love” thing was more naturally integrated in the story, because it felt like it only came up in a very heavy handed way in key parts as an excuse for his behavior. Like I forgot that was meant to be a thing for him til he explained it again. So those things annoyed me and brought the score down. And all the randomly physical aggression - why was JQ so into that lolol.