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tobereadbookshelf's Reviews (935)
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked the idea a lot more than I liked the actual book. TikTok was mentioned A LOT and frankly any mention of social media has become my number one ick in contemporary romance.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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
I’m not sure how I managed to skip over reading this book or Kingdom of Ash, but it was a pleasant surprise to learn that I had two new S.J. Maas books to read. This book felt uneventful when compared to other books in the series but if I wasn’t rating it against other TOG books, it would probably be 5 stars. Looking forward to reading the final book soon.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is one of the better romances I’ve read this year and I am puzzled that it hasn’t been rated more favorably by readers. Typically I find that I am more critical than others. Maybe this one just didn’t get enough coverage on TikTok. 🙄🤪 I do think the author should have explained how someone with OCD that was primarily focused on germs could spend so much of their life in random hotels without issue. Especially when the character claimed to have bought new sheets monthly in their own home growing up. The math just ain’t mathing on that.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An entire book on girl math. I was amazed by how easily she could rationalize all her purchases in the midst of crippling debt. I was even more amazed by how cheap things were in the early 2000s. 😂 It is frankly too easy to spend money these days and nearly impossible to save it in this economy. I hope Becky is doing okay in 2023. 😅
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.5 stars. An interesting premise but I think it could have been executed better. Maybe if we got a clearer picture of their chance encounters before she went back in time? Or if they weren’t confined to the apartment? The plot just felt a little dull considering how extraordinary their circumstances were. When they finally did meet, it felt confusingly underwhelming if he had truly been pining for 7 years.
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Extremely mid and overhyped. The author spent too much time on the wedding planning piece and left the romance underdeveloped in both the past and present POV’s. The love interest was gruff but lovable, but the MC read like a high maintenance workaholic with commitment issues that the author kept insisting everyone wants around. 😂 I’m not buying it. Run the other way Elliot!
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The character voice felt inconsistent to me. They were 16 but seemed very young at some points and more like college students in others. As someone who reads almost a book a day, I also had issues with the journal. If my mother passed away and I was given her journal, you better believe I’m staying up all night to read it. Especially considering how many questions she had, it really didn’t make sense to me that she took so long to read it. Perhaps the author could have added in stronger emotional responses to reading what her mother wrote to account for the amount of time it took her to finish, but nothing like that was included in the book.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The worst romance I have ever read. Absolutely terrible.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Complicated
The contrived drama near the end was pretty ridiculous. What an epically dumb reason to be mad at someone. 😆 Luckily for this author, I secretly want to live in the UK so I still enjoyed this.
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a very slow build and it took me about 250 pages to decide whether or not I even liked the characters, but somehow the author pulled it off. I’m not quite sure where this storyline is going, but I’m invested in finding out. I’m hopeful that the pacing will pick up a bit now that the world building and initial framework has been established.