sirigusdal 's review for:

Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly

4.25

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 I really enjoyed Greta & Valdin, and read it primarily on the beach. Witty, lighthearted, and in touch with the contemporary time and place when it was written, this was just a very readable novel. I liked all the characters, particularly the father. The older I get, the more I can appreciate stories about existential angst that continues past high school/college age characters. 

 

I can’t find the direct quote, but there’s a line about how if Greta became a small business owner, she would enter the class of people who are spoken about positively in the media or something like that, and that just stuck with me because it’s so true, everyone goes crazy for small business owners. 

 

Potentially a personal issue, but I could not keep track of who all the characters were and how they were all related to each other. My only other critique would be that some of the characters felt a bit underdeveloped, or just kind of repetitive at times. 

 

Cover design rating: 5/5 — love it, nonliteral approach that captures the vibe and appeals to the target audience (me).