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Sorry Not Sorry
by Sophie Ranald
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
his book is wrapping a romantic comedy into a beach read, and I appreciate its existence in that realm.
Charlotte is driven and career-oriented, she has enjoyed her time living with her best friend, Maddy, and their other housemate, and Maddy's fiance, Henry. Leading up to their wedding, Maddy, and Henry and moving out, thus creating a huge dynamic shift in Charlotte's world. Jumping into the dating pool again, and navigating the challenging relationship with, her now, long-distance best friend, Charlotte tumbles on the podcast of an anonymous, self-declared "bad girl". Charlotte learns to embrace change, have confidence in herself, and create new relationships in this fun and easy read.
I felt incredibly meh about the book for the first 20% but I appreciated what it evolved into, although there were many limitations.
The main drawback, and my criticism, is I wasn't sure what this book was trying to be at times. There were so many plotlines happening that a few dropped off to fall flat in places. So many branches including relationships, infidelity, friendship troubles, career dynamics, hacking, an anonymous podcaster, a wedding, a stolen cat. Many elements, not sure all had to be there, but I did appreciate them about halfway through the book where I became a lot more engrossed in what I was reading.
What I liked about it: there was a brief moment that I clung to my kindle in absolute fear that we were going to head down the trope of "not like the other girls" and the shaming of women in general by women. Although there is a definite clash and emphasis on the dramatics and challenges of friendships, it is handled without the overused labeling and instead is met with conversation and growth. I really like that.
I also enjoyed that Charlotte was not labeled "cold" or "undateable" due to her career focus, instead, it was part of who she was and no one felt that she should give that up in order to find someone to connect with romantically.
There are certainly criticisms for this book, lack of diversity, and overly simple writing.
CW: Discussions on poverty and abuse or manipulation.
Charlotte is driven and career-oriented, she has enjoyed her time living with her best friend, Maddy, and their other housemate, and Maddy's fiance, Henry. Leading up to their wedding, Maddy, and Henry and moving out, thus creating a huge dynamic shift in Charlotte's world. Jumping into the dating pool again, and navigating the challenging relationship with, her now, long-distance best friend, Charlotte tumbles on the podcast of an anonymous, self-declared "bad girl". Charlotte learns to embrace change, have confidence in herself, and create new relationships in this fun and easy read.
I felt incredibly meh about the book for the first 20% but I appreciated what it evolved into, although there were many limitations.
The main drawback, and my criticism, is I wasn't sure what this book was trying to be at times. There were so many plotlines happening that a few dropped off to fall flat in places. So many branches including relationships, infidelity, friendship troubles, career dynamics, hacking, an anonymous podcaster, a wedding, a stolen cat. Many elements, not sure all had to be there, but I did appreciate them about halfway through the book where I became a lot more engrossed in what I was reading.
What I liked about it: there was a brief moment that I clung to my kindle in absolute fear that we were going to head down the trope of "not like the other girls" and the shaming of women in general by women. Although there is a definite clash and emphasis on the dramatics and challenges of friendships, it is handled without the overused labeling and instead is met with conversation and growth. I really like that.
I also enjoyed that Charlotte was not labeled "cold" or "undateable" due to her career focus, instead, it was part of who she was and no one felt that she should give that up in order to find someone to connect with romantically.
There are certainly criticisms for this book, lack of diversity, and overly simple writing.
CW: Discussions on poverty and abuse or manipulation.
Content Warnings
Minor: Emotional abuse, Stalking