A review by beth_s98
The Accidental Pinup by Danielle Jackson

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

3.5

I really really loved these characters.
While I thought the characterization of Reid was complex, but I didn’t particularly like him, and I just found how he made choices to have something missing. Something just didn’t sit right about him agreeing to oversee Cassie and take her job after years of him taking her jobs, even if he fixed it in the end.
I thought the concept behind the story was interesting, but the execution left something to be desired, at least to me. The POV changes were usually pretty straightforward, but there were a couple places where I lost track of who we were supposed to be seeing things through. I loved the dedication to body positivity, and I thought the way they described the photography was well done! That’s something I’ve seen done really poorly a lot, but the descriptions did a good job at bringing it to life & explaining what made photography inspire Cassie. I really loved Cassie though, and I would read another 300 pages just on the female characters interacting and getting up to hijinks. 
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