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A review by hippie_raccoon
Bohemian by Kathryn Nolan
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
2.75 rounded up because I'm probably skewing down for the grief subplot.
The spice in this is good. The toe tip into dom/sub was good. The tension was good. But the grief subplot was hard (personal reasons, and I specifically requested no death so for that to be a major catalyst for events was a bit off-putting for no fault of the author). The descriptions to introduce everyone felt repetitive (he/she was white. she was Mexican American) and it was definitely a lot of telling and not showing. The setting sounded lovely. I appreciate that they didn't have a traditional 3rd act breakup, butI do wish that they had remained in communication while she was in Paris. I just feel like they could have exchanged a letter or two - she SHOULD have sent him a poem - rather than just pining for 3 months over a 1-week experience. It would have made her grand gesture a bit more realistic and, honestly, even more romantic to me. Overall, not a terrible book by any means - just not the right book for me right now. I don't think I'll continue with the series. At least not anytime soon.
The spice in this is good. The toe tip into dom/sub was good. The tension was good. But the grief subplot was hard (personal reasons, and I specifically requested no death so for that to be a major catalyst for events was a bit off-putting for no fault of the author). The descriptions to introduce everyone felt repetitive (he/she was white. she was Mexican American) and it was definitely a lot of telling and not showing. The setting sounded lovely. I appreciate that they didn't have a traditional 3rd act breakup, but