The story wraps up very nicely at the end, leaving no loose threads hanging but making it obvious that their lives do not end at the end of the book. It dealt with some heavy issues while also being funny and romantic. I really enjoyed reading The Falling in Love Montage from beginning to end. It is definitely character driven and it works very well. Both Saoirse and Ruby have family members who are dealing with serious problems and the stress of this weighs on them throughout the story, moving it in perhaps different directions than it otherwise might have. It flows just as well from beginning to end with a plethora of drama, romance, and humor. It reads a lot like a romantic comedy movie, which I think is probably exactly what Ciara Smyth was going for given the theme of the book. There are some aspects that someone who has never been to Ireland might have trouble understanding (I could imagine some Americans not understanding why people would insist on hanging out outside instead of inside when it’s hot) but overall, the world is developed just enough to be functional. The space inhabited by the characters is almost secondary, but the characters inhabiting them always seem to fill the space with their personalities and interact with the world as the story carries on.
The world is maybe a little less immersive than I usually like for it to be, but it was easy to visualize the places where the story takes us. The book is set entirely in a modern day seaside town in Ireland. This book does that and it was so wonderful to read.
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She is definitely a realistic character.īefore we move on to talk about the rest of the aspects of the book, I also have to mention how awesome it was to see a plus size girl be both unapologetic and described as gorgeous? There are books out there about fat girls or with characters who are fat, but they rarely portray them as beautiful or attractive. The book being written in first person definitely allows you to see her flaws and process them as someone on the outside while also acknowledging that she might not see them as flaws or even see them at all. She is extremely flawed, just like any real teenager (or adult for that matter) is. But don’t go into this expecting to see some perfect high school girl character. I really like how every person was developed through the lens of how Saoirse experiences them so, while I was able to form my own opinion of them based on their actions, I also got to see very vividly how Saoirse thinks and feels about them.Īlso, Saoirse’s level of sass and wit? Admirable.
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I could easily have had a full conversation with each of them or all of them together as a group. The characters are all very complex and well developed. It’s obvious from the cover and description that this book is a flf contemporary story and I was so excited for that. While I’m sure I noted a content warning while reading, I can’t seem to find my notes so if you’ve read it and noticed one, please let me know in the comments or anonymously via this page. It’s not light and fluffy at all, but it manages to remain hopeful through all its anxiety and teen angst. I thought it might be a light and fluffy flf story and… I was wrong. I went into The Falling in Love Montage without really having any expectations. How could I possibly pass up the opportunity to read what is so obviously the book I need to read while in quarantine? Exactly. It would be the perfect plan, if they weren’t forgetting one thing about the Falling in Love Montage: when it’s over, the characters actually fall in love… for real. Unbothered by Saoirse’s no-relationships rulebook, Ruby proposes a loophole: They don’t need true love to have one summer of fun, complete with every cliché, rom-com montage-worthy date they can dream up-and a binding agreement to end their romance come fall. For a girl with one blue freckle, an irresistible sense of mischief, and a passion for rom-coms. She doesn’t see the point in igniting any romantic sparks if she’s bound to burn out.īut after a chance encounter at an end-of-term house party, Saoirse is about to break her own rules. A condition that Saoirse may one day turn out to have inherited.
If they were real, her mother would still be able to remember her name and not in a case home with early onset dementia. Saoirse doesn’t believe in love at first sight or happy endings. Keep on reading for my full review, a bookish soundtrack, information on where you can go to get your hands on a copy of The Falling in Love Montage, and a tour-wide giveaway! But first, let’s have a look at the Goodreads synopsis… Hi there, bookworms and dragons! It’s been quite a while since I was able to participate in a blog tour, but when this one was sent out as an option I knew I had to make the time for it.
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