Promising Young Women by Caroline O'Donoghue

Promising Young Women

Caroline O'Donoghue

339 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark emotional medium-paced

Description

Jane Peters is an adrift twenty-something by day, and a world-weary agony aunt by night. But when an office party goes too far, Jane dissolves into the high-stakes world of being the Other Woman: a role she has the right advice for, but not the sm...

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Community Reviews Summary of 961 reviews

Moods

dark 78%
emotional 67%
funny 35%
tense 35%
reflective 34%
sad 29%
challenging 27%
mysterious 17%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 5%
adventurous 2%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

medium 58%
fast 34%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 64% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 24% | No: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6%

Average rating

3.81

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