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A review by shelfishchar
Truly, Madly, Deeply by Alexandria Bellefleur
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
this was a fun read and i was able to read it in (mostly) one sitting during my road trip so it was fairly quick!
i've only read one other book by alexandria (written in the stars) and i loved that one so much but this one was a little bit of a miss for me. the saving grace 100% was colin and truly's best friend lulu. they called her one her shit and kept her in line which she needed 99.9% of the time. it's not that truly was necessarily an unlikeable character, but i just couldn't connect with her -- other than the fact that she is a huge romantic.
her great love and belief in romance comes from bearing witness to her parents' successful marriage. but, unfortunately, not all that glitters is gold. truly's parents drop the bomb that they have decided to separate (temporarily, for three months) because they don't know where their spark has gone after 30-something years together. family law lawyer colin puts it in truly's head that most couples that separate usually end in divorce and she decides she cannot let that happen.
she devises a "parent trap" like plan to force her parents to spend time together at the family lake house and thinks this will solve all her problems. i'm sure the entire premise is that she's projecting her insecurities because her fiance cheated on her and she's just out of a 6-year relationship and she needs some semblance of hope that love still exists so she can justify what she's starting to feel for colin. but it manifests in a sort of selfish way and honestly a little childish.
but colin, the epitome of patience, and honestly perfection, continuously proves to her that love can prevail even if you witness the downfall of one.
i wanted so badly to give this 5 stars (hello steve harrington look alike and BOTH characters are bisexual????? made for me) but truly just fell a little flat for me.
i would definitely still recommend this book though for a quick, light read. if only just to fall in love with lulu and spend any moment you can with colin. he totally makes up for the book.
i rounded my 3.5 rating to a 4 simply because i need colin. i seriously cannot stop talking about him.
thank you netgalley and avon & harperf or the earc in exchange for an honest review! :)
i've only read one other book by alexandria (written in the stars) and i loved that one so much but this one was a little bit of a miss for me. the saving grace 100% was colin and truly's best friend lulu. they called her one her shit and kept her in line which she needed 99.9% of the time. it's not that truly was necessarily an unlikeable character, but i just couldn't connect with her -- other than the fact that she is a huge romantic.
her great love and belief in romance comes from bearing witness to her parents' successful marriage. but, unfortunately, not all that glitters is gold. truly's parents drop the bomb that they have decided to separate (temporarily, for three months) because they don't know where their spark has gone after 30-something years together. family law lawyer colin puts it in truly's head that most couples that separate usually end in divorce and she decides she cannot let that happen.
she devises a "parent trap" like plan to force her parents to spend time together at the family lake house and thinks this will solve all her problems. i'm sure the entire premise is that she's projecting her insecurities because her fiance cheated on her and she's just out of a 6-year relationship and she needs some semblance of hope that love still exists so she can justify what she's starting to feel for colin. but it manifests in a sort of selfish way and honestly a little childish.
but colin, the epitome of patience, and honestly perfection, continuously proves to her that love can prevail even if you witness the downfall of one.
i wanted so badly to give this 5 stars (hello steve harrington look alike and BOTH characters are bisexual????? made for me) but truly just fell a little flat for me.
i would definitely still recommend this book though for a quick, light read. if only just to fall in love with lulu and spend any moment you can with colin. he totally makes up for the book.
i rounded my 3.5 rating to a 4 simply because i need colin. i seriously cannot stop talking about him.
thank you netgalley and avon & harperf or the earc in exchange for an honest review! :)