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A review by nzlisam
The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-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? It's complicated
2.5
The Ex-Vows was somewhat of a contradiction as everything I liked or disliked about it contained a ‘but’.
2.5 rounded up to 3.
Five years ago, couple Georgia and Eli broke up. Now their close friend Adam is getting married, and Georgia and Eli are his designated ‘best people’. When the wedding venue burns down, Georgia and Eli are unwittingly thrown together to save the wedding. Old hurts resurface and new sparks begin to fly.
Unfortunately, nothing about The Ex-Vows really stood out for me therefore this one was only average for me. The chemistry between Georgia and Eli was undeniable, and the open-door romance was smouldering hot. But there just weren’t enough internal or external struggles standing in the way of them being together in the present, so their conversations and interactions grew repetitive and caused the novel to drag. This is probably an odd thing to say about a romance, but there were far too many one-on-one scenes devoted to Georgia and Eli. When I think about the romances that I have loved this year they have all contained plenty of situations and instances of the main characters relationships, and baggage, with supporting characters. There were side characters in this, but they were largely relegated to the background. I enjoyed the wedding setting to a point, but the various wedding disasters did grow tiresome. Finally, and this is picky, but I abhorred Eli referring to Georgia as ‘Peach’, as in ‘Georgia Peach’. Yuck!
I listened to the audiobook, and I have zero complaints regarding the narrator. And I will say that given the light content and easy-to-follow plot, The Ex-Vows was great to listen to on my morning walk, in transit, and while doing household chores. Be sure to check out other reviews for this contemporary romance, as my opinion is very much in the minority.
2.5 rounded up to 3.
Five years ago, couple Georgia and Eli broke up. Now their close friend Adam is getting married, and Georgia and Eli are his designated ‘best people’. When the wedding venue burns down, Georgia and Eli are unwittingly thrown together to save the wedding. Old hurts resurface and new sparks begin to fly.
Unfortunately, nothing about The Ex-Vows really stood out for me therefore this one was only average for me. The chemistry between Georgia and Eli was undeniable, and the open-door romance was smouldering hot. But there just weren’t enough internal or external struggles standing in the way of them being together in the present, so their conversations and interactions grew repetitive and caused the novel to drag. This is probably an odd thing to say about a romance, but there were far too many one-on-one scenes devoted to Georgia and Eli. When I think about the romances that I have loved this year they have all contained plenty of situations and instances of the main characters relationships, and baggage, with supporting characters. There were side characters in this, but they were largely relegated to the background. I enjoyed the wedding setting to a point, but the various wedding disasters did grow tiresome. Finally, and this is picky, but I abhorred Eli referring to Georgia as ‘Peach’, as in ‘Georgia Peach’. Yuck!
I listened to the audiobook, and I have zero complaints regarding the narrator. And I will say that given the light content and easy-to-follow plot, The Ex-Vows was great to listen to on my morning walk, in transit, and while doing household chores. Be sure to check out other reviews for this contemporary romance, as my opinion is very much in the minority.