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The Charmed Life of Alex Moore by Molly Flatt

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lucirebecca's review

slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Starting off as a light comedy set in the zeitgeist of the tech world and about a London hipster this book was OK. I liked the idea that Dorothy woke up one morning and became Alex - the duckling to the swan. I disliked just about everything else from then on. Unfortunately this was a book I skim read as I really did not enjoy it - possibly I'm too old to get it!

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4.0

Such a unique story that follows the story of someone experiencing a massive change and how it rattles those around them. What you don’t know is that the new Alex is the result of an experiment gone wrong. Her memories have been altered at the core and the new Alex is more confident more reckless and altogether more. The story follows as she tries to save an island while trying to save her love life at the same time.

foulone's review

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4.0

I was loving this book until the last 5% or so. Why did it have to become a love story at the last second, invalidating her actions as done for herself because she was strong? Why her and Finn? Why the random, jarring sex scene? Why her and Finn? How did she get pregnant (by the book’s own logic this was impossible)? What happens to Harry and her family now she’s abandoned them? How did she get her memory back? Why her and Finn? WHY WHY WHY???

drannieg's review

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2.0

Odd. Not terrible, and 75% of it is really interesting and compelling, and then.... it goes flat, with a sudden set of love interest baloney, some utterly random sex and a rather rushed ending. Concept rather brilliant, writing reasonable (for a debut) but the last few chapters just felt a bit of a let down. Wd read more of Flatt, though, it certainly was pacey until it went weird.

melzrox's review

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1.0

This book was endless, made no sense and the ending was terrible

aoifes_books's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

I won't lie this book really threw me and I'm still not sure how to rate it. The story and the blurb are extremely different and really doesn't paint the book as a fantasy (which it is). The book follows Alex, a 31 year old who took a leap of faith and changed the course of her life one night. Going from a dead end job where she was miserable, she decided to kick start her new career and became the founder of a new tech start-up. When weird things keep happening - like someone mugging her and a man pretending to be a reporter to sneak into her office - everything begins to fall apart.

I listened to the audiobook version, and I had to rewind parts so I could focus. I wasn't fully engaged in the beginning or the end of the book. When I did really start to enjoy the story, the last few chapters ruined it. I felt like the book was dragging on for no reason and should have ended a while before it did. The ending was over-explained the whole story and acted like a walk through for the book, which I felt was unneeded.

I agree with other reviews I've read, especially the people criticizing

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way that Harry is treated throughout. The man is disregarded and pushed aside, gets cheated on and still stays with Alex at the end?? The lack of "clean up" for the romance of the book really put a damper on the storyline and it felt as if there was just too much for the author. The cheating, her magically being different and getting pregnant with Finn's baby was just too much. There was so much just thrown in there towards the end

. The overall shallow nature of the character shines through nearly too much, and really offsets the philosophical ideas that the author was trying to push. They felt very fake at times, and it was just too much of a change.

The novel did keep you on your toes, and the twists were fun to read about. The book was an enjoyable read but some of it just left me confused and annoyed. A very original plotline and the overall premise really grabbed my attention.