A review by leahhmorriss
Eight Perfect Hours, by Lia Louis
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Okay so I had a bit of a love hate relationship with this book. For a start it took me a week to read because I just did not want to pick it up for a good chunk of the book.
Before starting this book I though that the ‘8 perfect hours’ would take up a good part of the book but it literally lasted a couple of chapters? The middle half was then quite boring and I wasn’t really loving the whole story line with Noelle and her mum, I was expecting much more romance. The ending then picked up and I actually loved the ending (even though it was extremely predictable) which really saved the rating.
I enjoyed the romance aspect of this book and the idea that Noelle and Sam’s lives were tied together in so many different ways. However, I didn’t love the plot line involving Noelle’s mum. As much as I understood why Noelle felt obligated to be there and care for her mum, I did find it quite frustrating that she was willing to throw her aspirations away and not try to help her mum get better so that she could live her own life. I feel like this is one of the reasons I didn’t hate Ed. I understand his frustration with Noelle and just because she wasn’t able to live her life, that didn’t mean that he shouldn’t live his either. I didn’t like the way Ed treated her though in terms of
I loved Charlie and Theo, they were great side characters. Ian was also so cute and I liked Frank towards the end too. I did not like Dilly at all.
The ending of this book made me cry so much. I love the thought that Daisy and Lee have been trying for years to push Noelle and Sam towards each other; I think they are a second chance of what Daisy and Lee’s love story could have been.
Overall, this was a cute romance with a big boring section in the middle but I mostly enjoyed reading it.
Before starting this book I though that the ‘8 perfect hours’ would take up a good part of the book but it literally lasted a couple of chapters? The middle half was then quite boring and I wasn’t really loving the whole story line with Noelle and her mum, I was expecting much more romance. The ending then picked up and I actually loved the ending (even though it was extremely predictable) which really saved the rating.
I enjoyed the romance aspect of this book and the idea that Noelle and Sam’s lives were tied together in so many different ways. However, I didn’t love the plot line involving Noelle’s mum. As much as I understood why Noelle felt obligated to be there and care for her mum, I did find it quite frustrating that she was willing to throw her aspirations away and not try to help her mum get better so that she could live her own life. I feel like this is one of the reasons I didn’t hate Ed. I understand his frustration with Noelle and just because she wasn’t able to live her life, that didn’t mean that he shouldn’t live his either. I didn’t like the way Ed treated her though in terms of
Spoiler
lying about having a girlfriend,Spoiler
but I think that is clearly just stupid man syndrome.I loved Charlie and Theo, they were great side characters. Ian was also so cute and I liked Frank towards the end too. I did not like Dilly at all.
The ending of this book made me cry so much. I love the thought that Daisy and Lee have been trying for years to push Noelle and Sam towards each other; I think they are a second chance of what Daisy and Lee’s love story could have been.
Overall, this was a cute romance with a big boring section in the middle but I mostly enjoyed reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Grief