A review by estelleidekreads
The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5 ⭐️

I did enjoy the book, but there were a few things that bothered me which is why it’s not a 4 star read. 

Asmuch as Saoirse annoyed me (most of the notes i made were along the lines of “COME ONNN”) i found her very funny and she had me laughing throughout reading this. 

I also found Smyth’s writing very good as communicating emotions - my eyes did leak a few times - but I think the story felt a bit flat because of how juvenile our MC felt. Maybe i’m just too old to relate to YA though?

Spoiler i did find it super annoying that Saoirse and Ruby agreed that it was a casual summer thing but S was the bad guy for wanting it to stay this way ?!


I really liked the friendship elements being part of the story (i love oliver!) and enjoyed how the beth story evolved. 

I did find hannah and izzy to be quite one dimensional which threw me off a bit. 

overall i do think it was an entertaining book that fans of YA and romcoms would love x
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