A review by lea_fox
Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson

lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The PROS:
  • It is set in a publishing house.
  • It mentions librarians.

The CONS:
  • The miscommunication trope should be shot and thrown out back — & disallowed from this point forward.
  • This ‘meet cute/slow burn’ romance is really a boring fiction novel in disguise.
  • A heinous self-destructive family portrait — this sister/sister relationship is so bad, I wanted to poke my eyeballs out (and my ears).
  • So, you’re not a size two but being a size four is still not good enough — talk about horrendous body image issues.
  • This audiobook is 8hrs long — the main ‘couple’ kisses at 7hrs and 38mins (face palm). I mean wtf? They hold hands like good children too.
  • Not only is this book fat-phobic but deals with an obsessive compulsive desire to be pretty (and white) at all times — including a daily step count which is mentioned five thousand times, and drilled into our heads.
  • No mention of any explicit content — she was unwilling to even use the phrase ‘bat SHIT crazy’ in a moment that so needed it.
  • The romance side of the book had absolutely no banter, no sexual tension, and no physical contact. Even Jane Austen would be insulted.
  • OH — features a he-left-me-for-my-younger-sister relationship, which is disgusting and wrong.
  • How did I NOT DNF this???
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