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Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
2.5
emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No

Not gonna lie this was pretty dumb. I was really trying to give it the benefit of the doubt because Vanessa Zoltan recommended it and her recs have never disappointed me before, but I guess there's a first time for everything.

Leo was just....an asshole? Like, I don't understand why he's a dick in the beginning and then is supposedly great later and no explanation is given for why he's a dick. Like yes he's grieving but it never even seems to imply that he ever apologizes for how he treated Nora in the beginning, or acknowledged that he was treating her badly. Idk. He wasn't terrible the rest of the book but I just couldn't get past how he acted in the beginning. Like. Why would Nora even like him??? They just fall in love so suddenly. 

And then the breakup.........no spoilers but god. Sorry this just felt like a Hallmark movie in all the worst ways (which is funny given she writes Hallmark movies).

I still was engaged with it and wanted to know what happened, which is why I read it so quickly. But idk man. I just didn't like it. I expect more from romance.