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Talk Bookish to Me by Kate Bromley

38 reviews

not_quimby'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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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chelseabee17's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.0

Honestly my favorite parts were the absolutely SNARKY banter, the female main character’s growth (and her overall personality), and the dog! Oh, and Italy!

The conflict in this book…oof! Messy AF and if it was my life I would probably have done most of it differently. I get Kara’s thought process but I don’t. VERY mixed feelings about it, especially after reading reviews. (Read some spoilers if you are worried about triggers!)

Still, because the of stuff I liked, I’ll go ahead and give it 4⭐️. Honestly, I’m just a sucker for good sarcasm!

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stephlo's review against another edition

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

3.0


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mishaps's review against another edition

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

2.5


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historianvik's review against another edition

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

2.75

Over all Meh. Super easy to follow along and guess the plot. I finally got surprised 72% of the way in. I listened to the whole book at 1.25-1.50 speed which helped. I did enjoy the epilogue.

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shaunashares's review against another edition

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

3.75


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clareasday's review against another edition

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

2.75


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emilylovesgoodbooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

2.5


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nzmerchant's review against another edition

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

3.5

Ryan is an awful human being and deserves nothing. Man is really crazy… and just so immature. Favourite character was Duke hands down. Absolutely devoured this book in like 3+ hours!! And it really satisfying my romance novel craving so yay. But yes I hate Ryan.

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kitwhelan's review against another edition

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

2.5

I read this in one sitting, and I enjoy the author’s writing (I liked a previous book of hers), but I just wasn’t feeling the story on this one. I’m really not sure these two people should end up together. At the very least they should both have had therapy first. 

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