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A review by tessa_talks_books
The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch by Jacqueline Firkins
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch by Jacqueline Firkins is much sadder than I ever expected. The story's overall tone felt sad, as well as the development of the plot. I was expecting a quirky, primarily fun story, but I found a poignant and disheartening story.
The development of Imogen Finch is the aspect I found the most fascinating. She is quirky and full of sunshine even though her self-esteem is stuck permanently in second place. She longs to be in first place in love or some component of her life, but she feels she always lacks. The story sets her on a path to be in the first place where she belongs.
The pacing is slow, and this made it incredibly hard to maintain my focus on the story. The combination of a slow pace and a sad story made me contemplate putting the book down permanently more than once, but my determination won. Still, there's something incredibly fascinating about a story that throws all of my expectations aside and provides me with a unique and poignant story I never expected.
The development of Imogen Finch is the aspect I found the most fascinating. She is quirky and full of sunshine even though her self-esteem is stuck permanently in second place. She longs to be in first place in love or some component of her life, but she feels she always lacks. The story sets her on a path to be in the first place where she belongs.
The pacing is slow, and this made it incredibly hard to maintain my focus on the story. The combination of a slow pace and a sad story made me contemplate putting the book down permanently more than once, but my determination won. Still, there's something incredibly fascinating about a story that throws all of my expectations aside and provides me with a unique and poignant story I never expected.