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The Accidental Pinup by Danielle Jackson

10 reviews

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Despite loveable characters and a plot with so much potential, The Accidental Pinup’s pacing problems hold this cute novel back from greatness.

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beth_s98's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I really really loved these characters.

While I thought the characterization of Reid was complex, but I didn’t particularly like him, and I just found how he made choices to have something missing. Something just didn’t sit right about him agreeing to oversee Cassie and take her job after years of him taking her jobs, even if he fixed it in the end.

I thought the concept behind the story was interesting, but the execution left something to be desired, at least to me. The POV changes were usually pretty straightforward, but there were a couple places where I lost track of who we were supposed to be seeing things through. I loved the dedication to body positivity, and I thought the way they described the photography was well done! That’s something I’ve seen done really poorly a lot, but the descriptions did a good job at bringing it to life & explaining what made photography inspire Cassie. I really loved Cassie though, and I would read another 300 pages just on the female characters interacting and getting up to hijinks.

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yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

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inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

This book was just okay for me. The characters fell flat and I felt like I didn’t really know them other than photography. The relationship was just fine nothing crazy. I liked the whole setup of boudoir photographers. The third act break up killed me.

Reid fucked I’m and it didn’t feel like he was fighting for her or groveling.

the make-up was sweet but underwhelming. I also wasn’t a huge fan of this writing style. It mixed up povs sometimes and some scene cuts were not seamless. One line we were in one scene and the very next line was a different scene with no break or transition.

TLDR: overall a cute story but the execution fell flat for me

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melodyseestrees's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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bluejayreads17's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Interesting plot, location, details and nice writing. I enjoyed the specifics of Chicago, photography and fashion. The ending did not leave enough pages and groveling for me to root for the male main character. What he did was enraging and even his redemption grand gesture didn’t feel like growth or understanding to me.

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amberinpieces's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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prof_pelon's review

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lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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hellowildflower's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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literaryintersections's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this book, primarily for the body positivity, sex positivity, and Cassie. I loved Cassie, Dana, Sam and Kit - I am truly excited to see if Kit and Sam have stories (but I am a little annoyed that every romance is interracial with one person being white. Would love to interracial relationships outside of the Black/white dynamic as that is so prevalent.)

This is a great example of a book with body inclusion that is real, without a focus on fitness, losing weight, etc. There are some CWs for fatphobia, but it was most body positivity. There was a significant amount of knowledge dump in the beginning that I found annoying but once the story got going it got going. I did have some concerns about timelines (timelines of Dana's pregnancy - like she had a baby bump but then we find out she was still in the first trimester which for most people, especially plus sized folks, that is not accurate. And then later in the story, Cassie mentions her baby bump not visible yet.) But I loved Cassie's drive, her desire to give folks the ability to love feel sexy. Loveeeedddd BB.

What I struggled with most was Reid. And I truly don't think Cassie should have forgiven him. The entire conflict is built on him being shady - how do you ever trust him after that? He didn't seem all that and for me, mediocre white men need to be OUT of romance. But overall I would recommend because it's nice to have a Black woman, plus sized, body positivity not focused on fitness/food, be the focus of a romance novel.

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