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stephsparkles's Reviews (107)
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Loved the way she told her story and would love another book about the new chapter of life she's in now.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Let me start with what I loved: I love the way this book is written! I found myself not wanting to put it down most of the time because I needed to know what was going to happen next! I can also relate a lot to Julie on her journey of finding a new life after a controlling relationship. I love all of the family dynamics between both Andy and Julie's families, and I really love when everyone is together. You can feel the love in the pages. Also... I LOVED THE STEAMINESS AND THE WAIT WAS WORTH IT!! OMG!! Every steamy scene was PERFECTION and frankly I could read those over and over!! Ay yi YI!! Gimme more of that, please and thank you!!
In saying that... I don't love Andy. He's fine, but he has some issues that are maybe only apparent to me, after going through my own personal life experiences. I really don't love the running scene in the beginning of the book. Both Andy and Anthony are being pretty misogynistic the entire time, from being OVERLY concerned about a woman alone (this happens several times throughout the book) and the competitiveness. The other part that turned me a little off on Andy was how he acted when Julie even started to mention going on a date with someone. He acts very possessive and childish and I just didn't like it.
In saying that... I don't love Andy. He's fine, but he has some issues that are maybe only apparent to me, after going through my own personal life experiences. I really don't love the running scene in the beginning of the book. Both Andy and Anthony are being pretty misogynistic the entire time, from being OVERLY concerned about a woman alone (this happens several times throughout the book) and the competitiveness. The other part that turned me a little off on Andy was how he acted when Julie even started to mention going on a date with someone. He acts very possessive and childish and I just didn't like it.
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Just didn't have time, will revisit another time.
Had to return to library, but buying my own copy to continue next year.
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
October Winters is the villain I want to be and to root for. While all of her motives are selfish and truly dark, she just has so much fun being bad.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I found the overall story and writing vaguely boring, but at least wanted to know how it ended. It was just ok. The story could have been a little more detailed and flushed out, but stayed kinda boring and vanilla. Simple story about true love that just wasn't my cup of tea.