A review by bookswithbront
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I have to say, I liked this so much more than I expected! Often when I’m reading a rom-com, I find myself struggling to get past feeling annoyed with at least one of the protagonists. I never felt this way in this book — even when Delilah was acting immature and failing to communicate, she managed to come across as funny and quirky. And I LOVED Claire’s character! 

I did feel that the incredible story was held back at times by the writing. It’s not that the writing was ever bad, it’s just that the author tended to over-communicate certain feelings the main characters were clearly having. The story explores some really profound ideas about identity, family, trauma, and love,  but the writing leaned toward spelling everything out clearly and sometimes boringly. I also wish Delilah’s clear alcohol dependency had been addressed as a problem, or else not been included at all. It didn’t really add anything to the story as it was.  

That said, I’m still giving this four stars because I so deeply enjoyed the story and the characters from start to finish, and I’m excited to read Astrid’s story in the next book! 
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