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A review by honeyreads1066
Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
4.25
We are on a roll with these romances.
This book follows Jordan who after a little issue with the apartment she rents with her boyfriend gets kicked out and as a last resort ends up staying with her boyfriend's father, a grumpy older man who had a little run-in with Jordan before. With her boyfriend seeming more distant and her forced to stay around his grumpy father, a friendship blooms and maybe a little more does too.
I was expecting to have mixed feelings about this book since literally the love interests name is Pike however I wasn't pleasantly surprised. I read this in giant chunks and enjoyed every bit of it.
The story itself was fun and light and it felt natural, their fondness for each other never seemed artificial and I loved watching them fall in love. I also loved the ending, I wasn't expecting to like it because I feel like the ending of romance books I've read before felt rushed or out of place but here it fits very well and I'm glad everything turned out the way it did.
My only issue was that sometimes the characters would say or do things that made me like them a little less when I think we were supposed to like them but that's just me nitpicking.
Overall this was great, I enjoyed and I'm very shocked that Douglas actually made me like a guy called Pike, so yes I would recommend it.
This book follows Jordan who after a little issue with the apartment she rents with her boyfriend gets kicked out and as a last resort ends up staying with her boyfriend's father, a grumpy older man who had a little run-in with Jordan before. With her boyfriend seeming more distant and her forced to stay around his grumpy father, a friendship blooms and maybe a little more does too.
I was expecting to have mixed feelings about this book since literally the love interests name is Pike however I wasn't pleasantly surprised. I read this in giant chunks and enjoyed every bit of it.
The story itself was fun and light and it felt natural, their fondness for each other never seemed artificial and I loved watching them fall in love. I also loved the ending, I wasn't expecting to like it because I feel like the ending of romance books I've read before felt rushed or out of place but here it fits very well and I'm glad everything turned out the way it did.
My only issue was that sometimes the characters would say or do things that made me like them a little less when I think we were supposed to like them but that's just me nitpicking.
Overall this was great, I enjoyed and I'm very shocked that Douglas actually made me like a guy called Pike, so yes I would recommend it.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexism