A review by the_vegan_bookworm
The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

It was hard to like Saoirse, which might have been the point bit still made the book hard to get through. She was needlessly unkind to Ruby and Oliver throughout, but they kept sticking with her. 

I wasn't a fan of the ending either.
She just forgives all these people who hurt her so badly without them ever changing or really atoning for what they did? Her dad abandoned her mom to marry someone else, but that's suddenly okay. She makes up with Izzy and Hannah, despite this hurt and betrayal she's obsessed with for the whole book. It didn't feel like growth so much as changing established character traits suddenly.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings