Could be a movie but

Okay…. In general, this book was okay. I don’t think I’d have had the patience to read it in physical book form, but as an audiobook, it was entertaining. I can imagine it as one of those generic, romcom Netflix movies, because the general premise was good and there is a lot of space for an actor to give flavour to the characters, which were not very descriptive.

It was like great potential that was only dipped into - a lot of likeable characters and interesting narratives/topics, but none were really delved into. Some areas were almost empty? The writing and humour was good from the MC, but the writing of her book, almost satirical pride and prejudice, was really awful…

Leading from the lack of real development or insight into the characters… Ryan just does not make the rom com cut… ahh!! No… May none of us be Madison :( a tricky slope to go down and a lot of grovelling near the end to try and redeem him.

There wasn’t a great selling of him as a character in general throughout the book, so even if the ending had redeemed him, there was nothing making me want her to forgive him… a lot of nostalgia for the past.. and so, in the words of Elsa, let it go.

I feel bad because this author is obviously a bookish gal and her writing is great. In the least patronising way I just want her to write another book and use all that skill and booksta knowledge to go further.

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