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A review by foursythia
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
An okay book, maybe meh. Felt rushed by the last 50-60 pages.
It was great, sweet, heartwarming, just the right amount of soft and sugar. And then somewhere before the middle, the author can't stop adding more characters & stories into the spider webs only to have so many of them.... vanished into thin air. Not much significance, hanging. The ending was? Sounds like somebody force the author to just write/come up with anything & wrap it up in 50 pages. How did Julian and Riley really just have that non-closure closure? And I feel like Alice & Bunty, if were only to be written such resolve, could've entirely be blipped out of the story (she does not contribute significantly to the plot anyway) and dedicate those pages to Riley & Julian's resolve. Monica's character was way too rigid the entire book to just suddenly have a magical 'wake up call' & change her mind in what? A night? A week of realization?
But let's talk about what works for me. It's light bites, easy to read & flip through, very light hearted too, the characters was lovely though a little lacking depth and deserve better plot. Give it a try only if you're like, really bored & feeling random. It's a happy hopeful read, though.
Ps., damn the women's overthinking here is kinda crazy me thinks.
It was great, sweet, heartwarming, just the right amount of soft and sugar. And then somewhere before the middle, the author can't stop adding more characters & stories into the spider webs only to have so many of them.... vanished into thin air. Not much significance, hanging. The ending was? Sounds like somebody force the author to just write/come up with anything & wrap it up in 50 pages. How did Julian and Riley really just have that non-closure closure? And I feel like Alice & Bunty, if were only to be written such resolve, could've entirely be blipped out of the story (she does not contribute significantly to the plot anyway) and dedicate those pages to Riley & Julian's resolve. Monica's character was way too rigid the entire book to just suddenly have a magical 'wake up call' & change her mind in what? A night? A week of realization?
But let's talk about what works for me. It's light bites, easy to read & flip through, very light hearted too, the characters was lovely though a little lacking depth and deserve better plot. Give it a try only if you're like, really bored & feeling random. It's a happy hopeful read, though.
Ps., damn the women's overthinking here is kinda crazy me thinks.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Homophobia