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A review by wuthrinheights
The Love Detective by Alexandra Potter
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
After reading Me and Mr Darcy, I decided to go for another romance book. Plus, I DNF-ed this book many years ago so technically this is my first time reading it (till the end).
This book ended nicely but through it all, I felt like the pacing wasn't that smooth. It was fast and fun at first but suddenly it grew really slow, like she was trying hard to fill up the pages. It picked up again till the end so I bumped up my rating another 0.25.
The main character felt very similar to Emily from Me and Mr Darcy. I understand authors tend to write their MC through themselves like a self portrait, but sometimes I felt like I was reading about Emily again and not a different person.
I do think Jack was a better male love interest than [whatever the last guy's name was. He was so terrible till the end, I couldn't find him appealing]. Yes, he was obnoxious at first but he was alright. I think the romantic parts were a bit sudden but they're okay. Enemies to lovers, road trip, only one bed. Hey, these tropes never fail.
I enjoyed reading about the many types of love in this book but the description of the travels felt a little repetitive and echo-ey. Like trying to write down as many memories as you can in your diary after a long vacation.
I sound like I have more negative things to say about this book than good ones but honestly, it wasn't a bad book. It was good enough to keep me engaged to read till the end but I think my expectations were too high after the previous book. It's quite alright!
This book ended nicely but through it all, I felt like the pacing wasn't that smooth. It was fast and fun at first but suddenly it grew really slow, like she was trying hard to fill up the pages. It picked up again till the end so I bumped up my rating another 0.25.
The main character felt very similar to Emily from Me and Mr Darcy. I understand authors tend to write their MC through themselves like a self portrait, but sometimes I felt like I was reading about Emily again and not a different person.
I do think Jack was a better male love interest than [whatever the last guy's name was. He was so terrible till the end, I couldn't find him appealing]. Yes, he was obnoxious at first but he was alright. I think the romantic parts were a bit sudden but they're okay. Enemies to lovers, road trip, only one bed. Hey, these tropes never fail.
I enjoyed reading about the many types of love in this book but the description of the travels felt a little repetitive and echo-ey. Like trying to write down as many memories as you can in your diary after a long vacation.
I sound like I have more negative things to say about this book than good ones but honestly, it wasn't a bad book. It was good enough to keep me engaged to read till the end but I think my expectations were too high after the previous book. It's quite alright!