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A review by m_lockreads
None of This Would Have Happened if Prince Were Alive by Carolyn Prusa
3.0
3.5 stars!
Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the eARC! Pub date November 22nd, 2022.
This was such a charming novel. Starkly set in 2016, the story explores an incredibly stressful day in the life of Ramona, a woman with active roles as a wife, daughter, neighbor project manager and mother. The inner monologue is relatable and Ramona’s struggles with mental load and her identity outside of all of her various roles is authentic and grounded. A few things stood out as not-so-great, including Ramona’s descriptions of her friend Christopher, a gloat about a thigh gap and an absolutely absurd amount of product references. Additionally, the lack of quotations around dialogue in the sections of the book taking place in the past was confusing and I often found myself re-reading those snippets to clarify who was speaking to whom. Overall this is a fun debut novel and I’m looking forward to Carolyn Prussa’s future works!
Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the eARC! Pub date November 22nd, 2022.
This was such a charming novel. Starkly set in 2016, the story explores an incredibly stressful day in the life of Ramona, a woman with active roles as a wife, daughter, neighbor project manager and mother. The inner monologue is relatable and Ramona’s struggles with mental load and her identity outside of all of her various roles is authentic and grounded. A few things stood out as not-so-great, including Ramona’s descriptions of her friend Christopher, a gloat about a thigh gap and an absolutely absurd amount of product references. Additionally, the lack of quotations around dialogue in the sections of the book taking place in the past was confusing and I often found myself re-reading those snippets to clarify who was speaking to whom. Overall this is a fun debut novel and I’m looking forward to Carolyn Prussa’s future works!