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Hope Street by Mike Gayle
3.75
hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A nice easy read with plenty of twists and turns. I liked that the novel wasn't totally straightforward and sometimes things didn't work out as you would assume.

Reminded me of Joe Nuthin's guide to life (but this was better). The real life references to familiar shops and popular culture worked well. However, always felt like I was reading a work of fiction - I never quite bought into the sense of anything being real.