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A review by michellebub
Before We Were Strangers by Renée Carlino
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Shy pixie girl meets eccentric depressed boy
This seemed so cliche I couldn’t believe my eyes.
When I think of a manic-pixie-girl romance, this will forever be what I think of. An innocent poor girl with lots of energy and ambition, but no means to do what she wants. But that won’t stop her. She has her quirks that might be strange to most but not to him. He of course is also the artsy type but more marked by life aka his family. And she distracts him from that, brings colors to his life.
I really wanted to like this book, which is why I started reading it on kindle in German, but oh gosh the translation is horrible, so much sentiment is literally lost in translation.
When I think of a manic-pixie-girl romance, this will forever be what I think of. An innocent poor girl with lots of energy and ambition, but no means to do what she wants. But that won’t stop her. She has her quirks that might be strange to most but not to him. He of course is also the artsy type but more marked by life aka his family. And she distracts him from that, brings colors to his life.
I really wanted to like this book, which is why I started reading it on kindle in German, but oh gosh the translation is horrible, so much sentiment is literally lost in translation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent