A review by safsaf118
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler

funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Always a huge fan of retellings of The Taming of the Schrew. I really liked the idea of this but it felt like something was missing. Honestly, it felt pretty rushed and way too short. We never really got to see a genuine development of the relationship between Kate and Pyotr, which kind of ruins the whole point of the story? That really ruined it for me. The other characters also didn't feel flushed out at all, which is pretty disappointing. Again, it felt like this was the first draft and could have benefitted from lots of revision. It was sweet and funny though, like I see the vision but we just needed to get there.