sydneys_bookshelf's reviews
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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

this was a cute enough read! i think one of my favorite things from liese's writing is her ability to create a slow-burn romance so when it is shortened into a novella, i can feel it? does that make sense? i feel like our characters didn't talk through much of their miscommunication issues and of course, they were online pen pals while they were hating each other in person. because what else would happen? i enjoyed it, but only to the expected extent.

Work in Progress by Kat Mackenzie

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

Work in Progress was a wonderful, if not predictable at times, story of finding yourself in unlikely places and people. Some of the characters were a little too on-the-nose (the no-nonsense, German bird-watcher or the well-meaning but chaotic grandmother), but they were all comforting, to the reader and our main character Alice Cooper, and full of wisdom. They tended to find themselves in the perfect position to give Alice well-timed advice throughout the duration of our three-week bus tour of Scotland. I did enjoy the history of Scotland we readers learned throughout the book, but it became a little repetitive as the majority of the story took place on four wheels.

The romance between Alice and her love interest, Robbie, was fun to watch. Robbie, the tour guide and only man on this all-women bus tour, is quick witted and ready to meet Alice at every verbal sparring they share together. He is charming and everything you would want a Scottish man to look and sound like.

Thank you so much to Avon, Harper Voyager and NetGalley for this ARC!

Dante by Sadie Kincaid

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dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

nah, i couldn't rock with this book. wanted to DNF at 77% but couldn't send it back to Kindle because I didn't have wifi at the time LOL. just ended up finishing it later.

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