A review by purplepenning
By Any Other Name, by Lauren Kate

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

This could've been a really good, non-steamy romance with a bookish/author-editor setting and a pretty great You've Got Mail hook. Unfortunately, the pacing, uneven development, and a few distasteful jokes let it down. It's a 4-star idea with 2-star execution, so I settled on 3 stars and that feels a little too generous. I think plenty of people will really love it, though. It definitely has a Nora Ephron vibe and would probably make a better screenplay/movie than a book.
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