The first Victim of the Hype of 2023... I appreciate what we were going for here, the flip on the cliche Hallmark movie romance plotline. I just didn't completely buy the story/characters.
The reveals in the plot just kind of fell flat. For example, there was so much suspense created around the mythical Jacob. And then the reveal comes and it was just... fine. Not much to comment on and definitely not worth all the intrigue that was created surrounding that aspect of Nora's past. I also think there's a bit of irony that the point of the story is to reject the notion of well-known cliche romance stories, but the plot of this book was still pretty cliche/predictable. Would I have liked this more if it wasn't the most hyped book of last year? Who can say. Still enjoyable enough though; I knew I would finish the book just so I got the full story.
I thought Nora was a fine protagonist. Interestingly, I didn't connect with her as much as I feel I should've considering our similarities. She comes off as very cold and like she doesn't have any feelings, but the people she loves she feels so much for. Somehow I didn't vibe with her though. She put me off at times by how immature she acted (can't even think of an example but I remember thinking it several times). Somehow Libby was simultaneously completely unbelievable and unbearable to read. How was she supposed to be a 28 year old woman? Lol. My favorite character was probably Charlie. I wonder if I would have liked the book more if we got dual perspectives or if it was better that he was an enigma for Nora in the story. Overall, the book just fell flat considering all the hype it got.
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