A review by galaxiesofbooks
Love at First Psych by Cara Bastone

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

4.0

this was my first book by Cara Bastone and what a blast it was! it wasn’t my all time favourite, but it was definitely such a cute little story and I can’t recommend this enough if you want a quick and fun read. the audiobook was also brilliant as it had background noises and multiple narrators and I think this is how all audiobooks should be done! the reading experience is much better that way.

𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨: Marigold and Robbie were definitely meant to be together lol they were so hilarious and their banters really made me giggle a couple of times throughout the book! honestly, I wish Robbie was my friend irl cos I just know I’d laugh my arse off every single day with a person like that 😂 I wonder what his zodiac sign was… anyway, I think he was my favourite character in this book, although Marigold was quite a fun character too!

𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚: I loved how most of this book was told in dialogue. this made the story FLY by and it was only 4 and a half hours long! it felt so natural and like you were actually standing next to them, listening to 2 besties bantering. 😂

𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙩: I loved the idea of a psych project where you had to interview couples and lowkey find out whether it was love at first sight for them or not. we got 5 different stories in this book and I found them all to be so interesting! I’d love to do that irl though, hearing other people talk about their loved ones always makes my heart melt. 🖤 anyway, I also loved the dysfunctional family trope—Marigold had a pretty much absent father (although he was nice enough to appear out of nowhere and pay for her studies, unlike my dad 🙃) and Robbie’s parents were in an unhappy marriage. there was also a vegan representation, so if you’re vegan, this book could be a fun read for you!