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A review by penosa16
Pride & Puppies by Lizzie Shane
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I wanted to like this book. I loved the idea, the first 60 pages were really interesting and got me so excited, buuuuuut... it was just too repetitive and the conflict was really lame.
I don't enjoy books about constant self-sabotage. A friend tells the protagonists to do something, and the protagonists do it in the worst way possible and then they regret it. Over, and over, and over, and over again. Charlotte was just plain dumb sometimes, she never listened to anyone and was constantly in denial. She was just not an engaging protagonist. And George was just so bland. He had so much potential because he had the whole "pining for someone who doesn't notice me" going on (I'm a sucker for that) but he had this mentality of "I'm stuck in the friend zone and I will do nothing about it" and it made him so pitiful.
If there's a lot of plain BAD communication, does it still count as the miscommunication trope? There's so much of it in this book. They just assume stuff about the other and then never talk about what they need. It's so tiring to read about because the emotional conflict just feels so repetitive and stupid.
The characters were insufferable or boring, including the friends and their families. A couple of non-important side plots that *should* make me care for the lives of the protagonists and the world that they live in, but they just fell short and underdeveloped. I just wanted for someone to take the book away and end my misery.
I don't enjoy books about constant self-sabotage. A friend tells the protagonists to do something, and the protagonists do it in the worst way possible and then they regret it. Over, and over, and over, and over again. Charlotte was just plain dumb sometimes, she never listened to anyone and was constantly in denial. She was just not an engaging protagonist. And George was just so bland. He had so much potential because he had the whole "pining for someone who doesn't notice me" going on (I'm a sucker for that) but he had this mentality of "I'm stuck in the friend zone and I will do nothing about it" and it made him so pitiful.
If there's a lot of plain BAD communication, does it still count as the miscommunication trope? There's so much of it in this book. They just assume stuff about the other and then never talk about what they need. It's so tiring to read about because the emotional conflict just feels so repetitive and stupid.
The characters were insufferable or boring, including the friends and their families. A couple of non-important side plots that *should* make me care for the lives of the protagonists and the world that they live in, but they just fell short and underdeveloped. I just wanted for someone to take the book away and end my misery.