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mishale1's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Cute book. Ironically this reminds me more of Emma than Pride and Prejudice.
I didn’t realize until after I started this book that it was a series book, it’s actually book 4 in a series. Embarrassingly I even own book 1 and hadn’t read it yet. I mention all of this because I want to say that this book works as a standalone. Clearly there’s backstory between the characters but you don’t feel lost if you start with this book.
Charlotte loves Jane Austen just like her mom did, and in large part because her mom did. She lost her mom when she was only 9.
Charlotte has dated a lot but not found the guy for her. Her friends and sisters have even taken to calling her ex boyfriends “the Darcy’s” . She decides to take a break from dating and get a puppy. She knows a puppy will appreciate her love.
While she’s in her dating break, she starts spending a lot of time with George. She doesn’t know that George has had a crush on her forever and never asked her out because she’s never single long. And now that she is single, she’s on a dating hiatus so he doesn’t ask her out.
Poor George.
They start spending a lot of time together as friends, CHarlotte’s other friends point out that she is “platonically dating” George.
So she continues to try to set George up with everyone which drives poor George crazy. Things get more emotional when Charlotte realizes George might move out of the state. She knows she can’t let him go. She doesn’t want to think too much about why that is. But she realizes in her attempt to avoid dating jerks she might be pushing away the best guy she’s ever met.
I thought this book was cute. I really liked George. I like that we got both George and Charlotte’s perspective on the situation. I liked the Austen references and Charlotte’s friends. And the puppies of course. I loved that George thought arguing over dishes was romantic. My only constructive criticism is that Charlotte started to get on my nerves towards the end of the book. I won’t elaborate because I don’t want to post spoilers. I did enjoy the ending though.
I didn’t realize until after I started this book that it was a series book, it’s actually book 4 in a series. Embarrassingly I even own book 1 and hadn’t read it yet. I mention all of this because I want to say that this book works as a standalone. Clearly there’s backstory between the characters but you don’t feel lost if you start with this book.
Charlotte loves Jane Austen just like her mom did, and in large part because her mom did. She lost her mom when she was only 9.
Charlotte has dated a lot but not found the guy for her. Her friends and sisters have even taken to calling her ex boyfriends “the Darcy’s” . She decides to take a break from dating and get a puppy. She knows a puppy will appreciate her love.
While she’s in her dating break, she starts spending a lot of time with George. She doesn’t know that George has had a crush on her forever and never asked her out because she’s never single long. And now that she is single, she’s on a dating hiatus so he doesn’t ask her out.
Poor George.
They start spending a lot of time together as friends, CHarlotte’s other friends point out that she is “platonically dating” George.
So she continues to try to set George up with everyone which drives poor George crazy. Things get more emotional when Charlotte realizes George might move out of the state. She knows she can’t let him go. She doesn’t want to think too much about why that is. But she realizes in her attempt to avoid dating jerks she might be pushing away the best guy she’s ever met.
I thought this book was cute. I really liked George. I like that we got both George and Charlotte’s perspective on the situation. I liked the Austen references and Charlotte’s friends. And the puppies of course. I loved that George thought arguing over dishes was romantic. My only constructive criticism is that Charlotte started to get on my nerves towards the end of the book. I won’t elaborate because I don’t want to post spoilers. I did enjoy the ending though.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer and Death of parent
ktdakotareads's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
thisreadingcorner's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
While I liked the romance, the books moved really slowly and not much changed in the character’s mindsets or behaviors up until the very final pages. I also wanted a grander grand gesture…at least catch a flight sis.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
isbn_reading's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent
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