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A review by therealredsrecs
April by Ryleigh Sloan
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Thank you Ryleigh Sloan for giving me the opportunity to read this ARC!
Rating breakdown:
Plot - 4.66
Pace - 5
Writing - 5
Characters - 4
World Building - 3
Romance - 3
Spice - 4
I was pleasantly surprised with this book! You never know what you're going to get when trying out a new author, but this book was such a fun read.
The writing is so good and flows so well and overall it just felt easy to read this book. The chapters are also not too long which is something I personally really enjoy overall when reading.
The plot was interesting, some events in the end for me personally felt unnecessary to the story, but it is what it is and overall it's really cute.
This book is overall fast paced, I think someone said this is a novella, it was only 140 pages on my reading app so that makes sense, this also means there was never a lull in the story or a moment where I felt bored.
There wasn't much to read in terms of world building, all we know is this takes place in Chicago, but nothing more is really said about the area other than there are some more upscale houses next to some more modest houses.
The characters are loveable, but with a book this short, you don't really get to know them further than what they're feeling towards each other and this is something I would've liked to see more of.
This book was about the spice, and there was a good amount of spice, I would jus have preferred a bit more detail and longer scenes. They were really good, they were just over too soon. There isn't much in terms of the romance itself in this book, but once again there's only so much you can fit into such a short book.
Overall, I would highly recommend that anyone looking to support Ryleigh Sloan start with April as it gives a good sense of her writing and characters. I am looking forward to reading more of her books.
Rating breakdown:
Plot - 4.66
Pace - 5
Writing - 5
Characters - 4
World Building - 3
Romance - 3
Spice - 4
I was pleasantly surprised with this book! You never know what you're going to get when trying out a new author, but this book was such a fun read.
The writing is so good and flows so well and overall it just felt easy to read this book. The chapters are also not too long which is something I personally really enjoy overall when reading.
The plot was interesting, some events in the end for me personally felt unnecessary to the story, but it is what it is and overall it's really cute.
This book is overall fast paced, I think someone said this is a novella, it was only 140 pages on my reading app so that makes sense, this also means there was never a lull in the story or a moment where I felt bored.
There wasn't much to read in terms of world building, all we know is this takes place in Chicago, but nothing more is really said about the area other than there are some more upscale houses next to some more modest houses.
The characters are loveable, but with a book this short, you don't really get to know them further than what they're feeling towards each other and this is something I would've liked to see more of.
This book was about the spice, and there was a good amount of spice, I would jus have preferred a bit more detail and longer scenes. They were really good, they were just over too soon. There isn't much in terms of the romance itself in this book, but once again there's only so much you can fit into such a short book.
Overall, I would highly recommend that anyone looking to support Ryleigh Sloan start with April as it gives a good sense of her writing and characters. I am looking forward to reading more of her books.