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A review by eriniese
The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth
3.0
girl the worst thing abt this book wasn't even the fact that i struggled to connect with the mc but the breaking of the fourth wall to talk to the reader. it annoyed me so much!!! it also felt like there wasn't much connections between saoirse & ruby, even though that was kind of the whole point of the book, i guess.
oliver was my favorite part of the story, and i also found myself liking beth a lot. it's a strong point of this book, that it has even side characters developed into actual people that seem tangible and aren't there just for the sake of filling out the space. (except for izzy and hannah, maybe.)
i jumped into this book expecting fluffy romance with a sprinkle of rom-com-y angst, but it wasn't what i got. not with saoirse's neverending internal conflict and self-sabotaging and depressing background. it all made her into a good character, but i guess there was so much of it that it felt like i missed a good part of the whole falling in love montage.
i thought i'd enjoy it a lot, but it ended up being an okay read.
oliver was my favorite part of the story, and i also found myself liking beth a lot. it's a strong point of this book, that it has even side characters developed into actual people that seem tangible and aren't there just for the sake of filling out the space. (except for izzy and hannah, maybe.)
i jumped into this book expecting fluffy romance with a sprinkle of rom-com-y angst, but it wasn't what i got. not with saoirse's neverending internal conflict and self-sabotaging and depressing background. it all made her into a good character, but i guess there was so much of it that it felt like i missed a good part of the whole falling in love montage.
i thought i'd enjoy it a lot, but it ended up being an okay read.