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A review by pagesfromhome
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I am so on the fence with this one. I don't think I actually enjoyed reading it, but I absolutely flew through it so there must have been some enjoyment there?
Both Solene and Hayes got on my nerves most of the time and I couldn't bring myself to really fall for their relationship. I did appreciate the moments in the book where Solene talked about being a mother, how she felt with her aging, and her relationships with her friends and colleagues, but the romance just always felt a little off to me, likely because that really is a giant age gap (no matter the genders of the people involved). It was also repetitive in its moments when they were together - they never felt like they genuinely connected outside of sex - they were just bouncing around to different cities, talking about really surface-level "secrets" and having so much damn sex.
But like I said, I flew through it in a matter of days so there must have been something there that pulled me along. I've just got no idea what it was.
Both Solene and Hayes got on my nerves most of the time and I couldn't bring myself to really fall for their relationship. I did appreciate the moments in the book where Solene talked about being a mother, how she felt with her aging, and her relationships with her friends and colleagues, but the romance just always felt a little off to me, likely because that really is a giant age gap (no matter the genders of the people involved). It was also repetitive in its moments when they were together - they never felt like they genuinely connected outside of sex - they were just bouncing around to different cities, talking about really surface-level "secrets" and having so much damn sex.
But like I said, I flew through it in a matter of days so there must have been something there that pulled me along. I've just got no idea what it was.