headinthepages's Reviews (834)

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

challenging dark emotional funny relaxing medium-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: Complicated

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Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

5.0

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow

Benjamin Dean

4.5

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I have mixed feelings about this book. It was a very quick, easy read but I felt at times that it was surface level, especially with the character interactions & dialogue (a bit dry).

It could 100% do with another edit (this was an early copy so I’m not commenting on the finished version tbf), and I feel like it needs more direction; it seems to hover between genres but not in a purposeful way, more like it’s disjointed and unfocused.

I enjoyed reading it but I don’t think it will be a memorable read and not one I’d rush to recommend to others. Maybe a good holiday read as there’s enough happening to keep you interested but also easy on the brain.

I don’t often feel like books should be longer but I think with a deep edit and an extra 50 pages to flesh some elements and dialogue out it could be a really strong read.