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Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
by Joya Goffney
2.5/5 stars
When I saw this audiobook available on NetGalley, I was really excited. The synopsis sounded interesting, and I thought it would be pretty relatable since I love making lists as well.
Unfortunately, this book was disappointing to me.
The good things about this story were the different lists throughout and the author’s writing style. I could see myself potentially liking another book by this author if it had better characters and plot.
Honestly, the plot in this story was way too predictable and boring. Not very much happened, and the things that did happen were either cliché or annoying.
The plot wouldn’t have been a big issue since character driven stories can be good as well. The problem with that is the characters weren’t much better than the plot.
I just didn’t find any of the characters that likable. Matt seemed like a good character at the beginning of the story, and I would have enjoyed seeing more interactions between him and Quinn. Unfortunately, Matt was barely in the whole rest of the story even though he was supposedly a close friend of Quinn.
Carter started off as a big jerk, and he didn’t have very many redeeming moments throughout the book.
My favorite character was Carter’s little sister because she was funny. Everyone else was either flat or irritating.
While Quinn did have character growth, I just didn’t find her very interesting. Nothing about her really stood out to me. I didn’t understand her reasoning a lot of the time.
Overall, there were a few good parts of this story, but the plot and characters were seriously lacking in this book.
When I saw this audiobook available on NetGalley, I was really excited. The synopsis sounded interesting, and I thought it would be pretty relatable since I love making lists as well.
Unfortunately, this book was disappointing to me.
The good things about this story were the different lists throughout and the author’s writing style. I could see myself potentially liking another book by this author if it had better characters and plot.
Honestly, the plot in this story was way too predictable and boring. Not very much happened, and the things that did happen were either cliché or annoying.
The plot wouldn’t have been a big issue since character driven stories can be good as well. The problem with that is the characters weren’t much better than the plot.
I just didn’t find any of the characters that likable. Matt seemed like a good character at the beginning of the story, and I would have enjoyed seeing more interactions between him and Quinn. Unfortunately, Matt was barely in the whole rest of the story even though he was supposedly a close friend of Quinn.
Carter started off as a big jerk, and he didn’t have very many redeeming moments throughout the book.
My favorite character was Carter’s little sister because she was funny. Everyone else was either flat or irritating.
While Quinn did have character growth, I just didn’t find her very interesting. Nothing about her really stood out to me. I didn’t understand her reasoning a lot of the time.
Overall, there were a few good parts of this story, but the plot and characters were seriously lacking in this book.