A review by lhodgson26
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor

dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I just really couldn't vibe with this book which is disappointing as I was intrigued to read it. I feel like we never really got to understand Paul and the first half mainly focused on him exploring sex and then he fell in love with Diane who could speak with bears which I think lost me. I liked his relationship with Tony and it was sad when he died but there seemed to be so many different cities, characters and jumps in time it was difficult to follow the plot. I found Paul and Jayne very self centred characters and I feel like a lot more could have been done with the actual story and some bits were quite uncomfortable to read like when Polly was assaulted. 
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