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304 reviews

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

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funny fast-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

2.75

For sure SNL fan fiction. Nothing wrong with the storyline, just not the most engaging for me. Writing style wasn’t my favorite. 
Sword in the Stars: A Once & Future Novel by A.R. Capetta, Cory McCarthy

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

oh my god this book was so boring 
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus

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adventurous mysterious fast-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

2.75

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

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emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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My Salty Mary by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0

Scot and Bothered by Alexandra Kiley

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adventurous lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I finished this book a few days ago, and as I’m sitting here ready to write the review I’m struggling to remember any emotions I was feeling about the plot or it’s characters. I like the general idea of following along with the two characters (Jack and Brooke) as they trek through the Scottish hillsides and find their way back to one another. Kiley did a great job of telling you how passionate the characters were about their dreams, even though they still feared taking the leap to jumpstart those careers. Even though the main narrator (Brooke) doesn’t find out about Mhairi’s sickness until the end of the book, she did a fine enough job portraying that grief and how that in turn caused her anxiety about starting out her own writing projects with her mentor no longer going to be around. 
Overall the 2.75 rating is mostly because these characters didn’t stand out enough for me - they were simply two ideas on a page, never feeling fully flushed out enough for me to be rooting for them and dying to read the next chapter. Which is something that’s important to me, especially when you have a largely character driven book. There was just nothing that made me intensely passionate about this book.