A review by pagesfromhome
To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I had such high hopes for this one and it just fell completely flat for me. Between the insensitivity of dealing with a character who clearly has severe depression to the seeming lack of love between the two leads for the vast majority of the book, this book was a bit of a difficult one to get through. While I appreciated the attempt to tackle a topic so difficult as depression/suicide and I can respect the true grief and trauma that surviving family members must endure, this treated the one facing those mental difficulties as a burden on the family.

While there were some redeeming qualities and scenes (at least enough for me to keep reading), I can't warrant giving this one a spot among enjoyable reads. I feel like Eloise deserved better.
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