auntjulie 's review for:

Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer

3.0

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Well I’m starting the new year out a little slow on my reading, but I just finished Ellie Palmer’s “Four Weekends and a Funeral” and I enjoyed it. In defense of my slow progress, I’ve been simultaneously reading this book, a memoir, and still wading through “Hello Beautiful” (which is a slow, slow book) all at the same time.

Back to “Four Weekends and a Funeral”…it was a cute romance that despite such serious topics as funerals and cancer, it was an easy lighthearted read. I don’t know if there’s a trope for this type of romance, but it was basically a “psychological awakening and get your life together while falling in love” trope. Haha

I really enjoy a romance with strong character development and not just spice. Although the characters were better developed in this book than a lot I’ve recently read, I didn’t really find myself utterly rooting for their relationship. So I probably would only rate the book 3 stars.

I hope to start 2025 with more intentional reading and focusing on extremely well written books that suck me in where I just can’t put the book down!