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L'estate delle bugie by Lizzy Dent

7 reviews

butle2em's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-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? Yes

4.0

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jackieyvette's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.25

This is my second Lizzy Dent (The Setup being the first) and I really enjoyed it. I loved all the characters at Loch Dorn and found the story interesting.
I enjoyed Birdy and James’ relationship and I thought they had amazing chemistry.
My one strife is Heather, Birdy’s best friend and sort of the catalyst for this whole plot. She just wasn’t the type of person I would enjoy being around and I kind of felt like she was a bad friend to Birdy. Their friendship was one that crossed many years since they met at age 6, but that kind of felt like their only connection. Just the passage of time and longevity and not actual care for the friendship. I understand she’s needed for the entire plot and surprise ending to exist, but she was just to selfish to get behind.
Overall I’d say I enjoyed The Setup more, but I still liked this.

Crying score: Crying for Birdy cause she’s me too.

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lorepineiro's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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rayri's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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mal_bookedatfirstsight's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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em_reads_books's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

4.0

This was delightful - I feel like it's rare to find a hot-mess main character who's over the top enough to carry the comedy portion of the story but down to earth and real enough that you care about the heavier parts. Birdy has really, really screwed up and been thoughtless about the people she loves, and I think Dent struck a great balance of letting the reader laugh at her and see where she's coming from without letting her off the hook.

(It's marketed as a romcom, but the romance is a background story - definitely more of a coming of age / friendship / career story. The Birdy / Heather relationship is much more interesting and detailed than the romantic one!)

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sadhbhdunne's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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