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Once Upon a Leap Year by Anna Bell

sas408's review against another edition

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

3.5

kbink13's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

kjelu1022's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

zoer03's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed this one, but at the same time I did find it a bit of a plodder. I liked the idea of leap year friendship/longing love/to lovers but the development was a bit too lengthy and there was a bit too much going on. But apart from that it was quite lovely and the ending was good. Just it took a bit of time.

abbie1512's review

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

3.5

millieyeoman's review

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emotional funny relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

kal_self's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

camacazzy's review

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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? Yes

4.0

oranges448's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective medium-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? No

3.5

laurenleigh's review

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Our main characters share a February 29th birthday, and we see them primarily every leap day over the course of 20 years. It was an interesting change of pace to see a romance novel with such a long time span, and you do get to see character growth in a rewarding way. They seemed to spend a lot of time apart in between leap years though, so kind of weird romantic development. I didn’t have a bad time reading this, I just don’t think it’s going to stick with me for very long.