Reviews

My Year of Saying No by Maxine Morrey

lilcaitstephenson's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing 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

3.5

pearlagcalo's review against another edition

3.0

Solid 2.75 stars. I was expecting much much more given the back story but I don't feel like it got there. Still a sweet read, but I found Lottie fickle and Seb a bit dry.

nikkideeley's review against another edition

5.0

Another great book! Lovely story about friendship and love!

lmagie's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted tense medium-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

3.0

Nice narration, but characters went from being put on a pedestal and being brave to being scumbags, back to a pedestal.
The hot and cold approach to ask each other out wasn’t lovely, it ended up being annoying 

catsandmetaphors's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

ciiku's review against another edition

2.75

This book is way too long with unnecessary plot points and too many conversations 

cruchotzke's review against another edition

5.0

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this advanced reader's copy. All opinions are my own. This book was simply delightful! I loved every single second. Lottie and Seb were adorable. So very likeable and watching their relationship and friendship grow was so enjoyable. The entire cast of characters were so fun to read about and I was sad to part with them. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a feel good read that contains wonderful characters and a fun premise. I look forward to reading more of Maxine Morrey's novels.

georgielaaa's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-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

3.75

nukie19's review against another edition

4.0

This was a cute and innocent love story. I very quickly liked Lottie and her attitude about saying no to all the things she didn’t want in life. When she starts to have a stronger relationship with Seb, the story follows a pretty standard path but still kept me interested in their lives. This would be a great beach/vacation read to just smile and enjoy.

Thanks to the publisher for providing an arc through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

cescanatalia's review against another edition

Give up reading this after 214 pages and no plot development. 

For me, the beginning looks promising, the premise and plot are pretty unique (reminds me a bit of Jim Carrey's Yes Man), and the main character, Charlotte, and her love life, where she has this cute little crush on her co-worker and tries not to make it obvious, kind of pique my interest. 

I love how Maxine makes Charlotte stay true to her mission of being assertive even when she has to face her own friends and family. From saying yes to everything to saying no and becoming her own person, I kind of admire Charlotte's character development. 

But then, 200+ chapters in, we're stuck in Charlotte and Seb's ridicolously slow and boring—almost torturous to read—love journey. I thought at first this was going to be some cute denial turn into acknowledgement that I'm in love with that person, but nope, all they do is repeat "you know, we're co-workers, co-workers don't fuck each other, they don't date each other" basically in almost every convo they had (I half blame this on Charlotte because she literally applied her mission to her love life too). 

There's no acknowledgement in here. Just straight-up denial. 

So sorry I have to put this in my "never to read again" file.