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Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2)
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finally getting around to writing a review for this because it came up in conversation and i just now realised what never clicked for me.
yes, this is a light and fluffy story. i didnt find it problematic like i did with ‘a²Ô²Ô²¹,â€� so thats a good thing. but i never connected with the characters and i finally just figured out why.
i appreciate authors trying to make their characters quirky. i get it. everyone has something that makes them awkward and weird. quirky characters are opportunities for readers to relate to non-stereotypes. but have you ever read a character that was just tooo quirky? like, to the point where you dont affectionately say ‘you weirdo,� but youre constantly like ‘what the heck is this person even doing??� i found both lola and cricket to be too quirky - so much so that they didnt seem like real people to me.
so while i actually did like the story/plot concept, the execution of characters just wasnt for me.
� 3 stars
yes, this is a light and fluffy story. i didnt find it problematic like i did with ‘a²Ô²Ô²¹,â€� so thats a good thing. but i never connected with the characters and i finally just figured out why.
i appreciate authors trying to make their characters quirky. i get it. everyone has something that makes them awkward and weird. quirky characters are opportunities for readers to relate to non-stereotypes. but have you ever read a character that was just tooo quirky? like, to the point where you dont affectionately say ‘you weirdo,� but youre constantly like ‘what the heck is this person even doing??� i found both lola and cricket to be too quirky - so much so that they didnt seem like real people to me.
so while i actually did like the story/plot concept, the execution of characters just wasnt for me.
� 3 stars
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Apr 22, 2020 12:59AM
this one was so cute!
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yay! im glad to hear you loved this! <3
Sooo sorry you felt that way. I'd die for it hahaha x
so many people LOVED this book, so im really sad i couldnt enjoy the characters. :'(
AHA it finally clicked for me! I didn't mind Etienne and Anna being a little bit different and quirky - I adored them for it, they seemed like natural people to me but yes, with these two I was also like: "hmm yeah too quirky" - I mean dressing up differently each day- that's cool and all but .... eh it was just too much D:
