A review by megold12
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this book and the writing style. The way the characters communicate and the flow of conversations was fun and engaging. I struggle on whether to give this a 4.5 or 5 because the part I started to not care for was the main character. You’re in the main characters head the whole time, and by the end she really started to annoy me with how little she was changing or growing - repeating the same habits and internal monologues that were very self-pitying. However, that was also the point, and so the author appeared to do a very good job of getting that across. The main character just grew tiresome for me and I wished for more dialogue between characters than internal monologues by the end of the book
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