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A review by chelle_thebelle
Hopelessly Teavoted by Audrey Goldberg Ruoff
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
A+ for setting, B- for characters.
This is the first book set in Hallowcross, but I hope it won’t be the last. This small town has such wonderfully quirky small businesses and a wonderful sense of setting.
That being said, I fell more deeply in love with the town than the main characters. Vickie, the owner of the tea shop who dresses only in Taylor Swift video-inspired costumes, smacked of a manic pixie dream girl. Az was a little better fleshed out. But every time one of them said anything like “We were just kids before,” I wanted to smack them and yell, “You’re STILL kids!” Seriously, at age 26 their prefrontal cortex isn’t all the way done and they’d only just be old enough for their own health insurance.
It doesn’t help that the side characters stole the show. Lex struck me as a supernatural answer to Everett in HAPPY MEDIUM, and Priscilla and Evelyn contained better nuances as both individuals and a pair than the main couple.
All in all, I was mostly charmed by this debut and thrilled to find Addams Family Easter eggs. Excited to see what’s next for the author!
This is the first book set in Hallowcross, but I hope it won’t be the last. This small town has such wonderfully quirky small businesses and a wonderful sense of setting.
That being said, I fell more deeply in love with the town than the main characters. Vickie, the owner of the tea shop who dresses only in Taylor Swift video-inspired costumes, smacked of a manic pixie dream girl. Az was a little better fleshed out. But every time one of them said anything like “We were just kids before,” I wanted to smack them and yell, “You’re STILL kids!” Seriously, at age 26 their prefrontal cortex isn’t all the way done and they’d only just be old enough for their own health insurance.
It doesn’t help that the side characters stole the show. Lex struck me as a supernatural answer to Everett in HAPPY MEDIUM, and Priscilla and Evelyn contained better nuances as both individuals and a pair than the main couple.
All in all, I was mostly charmed by this debut and thrilled to find Addams Family Easter eggs. Excited to see what’s next for the author!