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sand_between_pages 's review for:
It All Comes Down to This
by Therese Anne Fowler
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to Macmillan Audio for this ALC!
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I really, really loved Fowler's previous novel, A Good Neighborhood, so of course I wanted to read her new book, It All Comes Down to This. I must say, the two are drastically different. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but in this case - it was for me. It All Comes Down to This just felt like a whole lotta nothing? This is a character-driven story which I really, really like - but I also like when at least something happens. And honestly I didn't feel like anything really happened. The character build-up leads the reader to thinking that something monumental is going to occur for these characters, but in my opinion, it did not feel like anything out of the ordinary. Reading about ordinary life is fine, the story was just very anticlimatic. I enjoyed the character development and found certain parts interesting, but not enough to truly hold my attention.
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I really, really loved Fowler's previous novel, A Good Neighborhood, so of course I wanted to read her new book, It All Comes Down to This. I must say, the two are drastically different. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but in this case - it was for me. It All Comes Down to This just felt like a whole lotta nothing? This is a character-driven story which I really, really like - but I also like when at least something happens. And honestly I didn't feel like anything really happened. The character build-up leads the reader to thinking that something monumental is going to occur for these characters, but in my opinion, it did not feel like anything out of the ordinary. Reading about ordinary life is fine, the story was just very anticlimatic. I enjoyed the character development and found certain parts interesting, but not enough to truly hold my attention.