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A review by paperportals
Dear Emmie Blue: The gorgeously funny and romantic love story everyone's talking about! by Lia Louis
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
I remember coming from the heels of Last Night by MF, and itching to have another round of beautiful / funny narrative and while Dear Emmie Blue is by no means a badly told story, it didn't scratch the itch.
(I like the MMC well enough though, and even the FMC wasn't unlikeable, but for some reason I didn't attach myself to them as much as I attach to MF's characters?)
What I'm learning, perhaps, is how writing style has an impact. I seem to respond well to McFarlane's and the author who wrote The FlatShare more?
And maybe I'm starting to read these books like a writer, so instead of just sitting and enjoying the story, I'm trying to "figure it out" (like, I clocked the MMC as soon as his name appeared on the page). That's more a me-problem than the author's problem, though, wouldn't you say? Ah well.
(I like the MMC well enough though, and even the FMC wasn't unlikeable, but for some reason I didn't attach myself to them as much as I attach to MF's characters?)
What I'm learning, perhaps, is how writing style has an impact. I seem to respond well to McFarlane's and the author who wrote The FlatShare more?
And maybe I'm starting to read these books like a writer, so instead of just sitting and enjoying the story, I'm trying to "figure it out" (like, I clocked the MMC as soon as his name appeared on the page). That's more a me-problem than the author's problem, though, wouldn't you say? Ah well.