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A Girl Like You by Cari Scribner
2.0
If someone asked me to describe this book in one word, I would say: nice. If you’re asked to describe a person and you use nice, it usually means you like them, but they’re also kinda boring. That’s how I felt about this book. There were so many things I genuinely liked, but it was such a snoozefest to actually read. Which is such a disappointment because the plot had so much potential to be funny and engaging.
Jessica, the main character and voice of this book, was such a sweet character. She felt like a real person, someone I could see myself as if God-forbid I ended up in her situation.
The first quarter of the book was all about her two marriages; how they started, what they were like and how/why they ended. It was rather dull and sadly, didn’t get much better from there. It was very information heavy, a lot of details about random things that didn’t even matter for the story. Frequently throughout the book she’d start reminiscing about something from the past and then within the same paragraph, without warning, it jumps back to what she’s doing presently and it became so jarring.
One thing I liked was the inclusion of her dog, Penny. One thing that was well written was the small sentences about where the dog was and what she was doing. It helped give the book a homely feel, which is another thing I liked, was how comfortable the setting was.
The book is described as funny. I spent a lot of time while reading the book wondering what was suppose to be funny. The dates Jessica went on weren’t funny, more odd or sad. She spent a lot of time either going through the motions just to get through an uncomfortable date or becoming overly invested in a guy, only to have him ditch her days or weeks later.
During the last quarter of the book there were a lot of sex scenes and I wasn’t prepared for how in depth they went. I understood there was going to be sex in the book, it is about dating after all, but I wish it were more scattered and a little less detailed. It felt out of character for Jessica.
The ending had a few sad moments that made me tear up and the very end was sweet but predictable. While it was fun to read a book where the protagonist isn’t in her teens or twenties, I probably wouldn’t recommend this book unless you’re really into romance and you’re not fussy with what you read.
*I received this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
Jessica, the main character and voice of this book, was such a sweet character. She felt like a real person, someone I could see myself as if God-forbid I ended up in her situation.
The first quarter of the book was all about her two marriages; how they started, what they were like and how/why they ended. It was rather dull and sadly, didn’t get much better from there. It was very information heavy, a lot of details about random things that didn’t even matter for the story. Frequently throughout the book she’d start reminiscing about something from the past and then within the same paragraph, without warning, it jumps back to what she’s doing presently and it became so jarring.
One thing I liked was the inclusion of her dog, Penny. One thing that was well written was the small sentences about where the dog was and what she was doing. It helped give the book a homely feel, which is another thing I liked, was how comfortable the setting was.
The book is described as funny. I spent a lot of time while reading the book wondering what was suppose to be funny. The dates Jessica went on weren’t funny, more odd or sad. She spent a lot of time either going through the motions just to get through an uncomfortable date or becoming overly invested in a guy, only to have him ditch her days or weeks later.
During the last quarter of the book there were a lot of sex scenes and I wasn’t prepared for how in depth they went. I understood there was going to be sex in the book, it is about dating after all, but I wish it were more scattered and a little less detailed. It felt out of character for Jessica.
The ending had a few sad moments that made me tear up and the very end was sweet but predictable. While it was fun to read a book where the protagonist isn’t in her teens or twenties, I probably wouldn’t recommend this book unless you’re really into romance and you’re not fussy with what you read.
*I received this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*