stacey_the_chapter_conundrum 's review for:

Sorry Not Sorry by Sophie Ranald

4.0

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3.5 Stars - This was an enjoyable ride, but it wasn't what I was expecting. I think this book suffers from a case of being a bit different than it's advertised. I didn't really find most of this funny, it wasn't full of embarrassing moments or funny dating disasters like I expected it to be and the podcast bits/tips were way more simplistic and minimal to the story than I expected them to be plus I thought they seemed way more like heavy-handed foreshadowing for what's to come in that chapter which was unfortunate. Despite that though, this was still an enjoyable read full of dramatic moments and I while I felt that some things were overly predictable (maybe because I just picked up on some of the foreshadowing too easily?) others were really not and it did do a great job of providing realistic character thoughts/emotions in my opinion. By 2/3rds of the way through, I still didn't know how things were going to tie together or wrap up which is unusual for me in this type of book. That final reveal had me full on saying what?! out loud though I think it's just fine and didn't really excite me, it did surprise me. I did appreciate that things did change and move forward within the story but I also question how much the main character really learned or grew from her experiences here? Lastly, I'm not sure how I feel about Adam's characterization as something still feels a little bit off about that, I just can't pinpoint what.