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

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.5

I have quite a bit to say about this one. I feel like everything that happened in the last 100 pages should’ve happened much much sooner. Like 70% of the book was just a slice of life story with little to no romance until well over halfway through. I feel like it would’ve been so much more enjoyable if what happened at the end happened in the very beginning and we built on that.
Some things felt forgotten.

Like when iris finds out her parents aren’t her parents and it’s almost never spoken about again? And I think she forgives eli too fast without doing much reflection (that we see).

Overall would be enjoyable if there were any real romance outside of the last chapter