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A review by lectrixnoctis
Million Love Songs by Carole Matthews
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Carole Matthews is a global bestselling author of hugely successful rom-com novels. Her remarkable sense of humour has won her units of fans and critical acclaim worldwide.
"A Minor Indiscretion" and "A Compromising Position" earned the Top 5 in the Sunday Times bestseller chart in the UK. "You Drive Me Crazy" got to number 8 in the original fiction charts. The book "Welcome To The Real World" was shortlisted for RNA romantic novel of 2007. In 2006 Carole co-edited - with author Sarah Mlynowski - two latest editions of the hugely favoured "Girls' Night In charity" series named "Girls' Night Out" - one for the USA and one for Canada. All profits go to War Child.
After breaking up with her cheating ex, Ruby Brown is prepared for a change. She is single again for the first time in years, and she will dive into a new world. The last item she is looking for is a serious relationship.
Mason represents everything Ruby wants right now: he is charming, smooth and perfect for some no-strings-attached fun, and yet Ruby cannot help feeling that something is missing. On the other hand, Joe is kind and attentive, but he arrives with the sort of luggage Ruby wants to avoid: an annoyingly beautiful ex-wife and two teenage kids. And though Ruby thinks she understands what she wants, is it what she needs to be happy? It is about to get emotional in "Million Love Songs".
First of all, I have to say that I usually do not gravitate forwards to romance books or romantic comedy's especially, and I have been gifted this book to read it. I did have some funny moments, and I did feel entertained; however, I do have to say that it's not my genre end. The plot was too predictable, in my opinion. Moreover, I did not enjoy the characters. I felt like they had a dull and plain personality and a 2000 kid, and I don't get the hype of taking That, especially since I wasn't born then and always having these references was hard to understand.
Moreover, I thought that the friendship between Ruby and Charlie wasn't as great as I thought their relationship would be after reading a few chapters. I think how the author continually referred to her cheating ex-husband and always talking about the new woman of the husband's sparkling vagina was quite irritating. Also that the main character always struggled with the fact that she had a threesome and constantly brought it up, or worse, weird to read, in my opinion.
Overall I somewhat enjoyed the book. It had some funny moments, but it is absolutely not my cup of tea, and I would recommend it if you like to read romantic comedy books, but if it's not your thing, do not even pick it up because I know you will not like it.
"A Minor Indiscretion" and "A Compromising Position" earned the Top 5 in the Sunday Times bestseller chart in the UK. "You Drive Me Crazy" got to number 8 in the original fiction charts. The book "Welcome To The Real World" was shortlisted for RNA romantic novel of 2007. In 2006 Carole co-edited - with author Sarah Mlynowski - two latest editions of the hugely favoured "Girls' Night In charity" series named "Girls' Night Out" - one for the USA and one for Canada. All profits go to War Child.
After breaking up with her cheating ex, Ruby Brown is prepared for a change. She is single again for the first time in years, and she will dive into a new world. The last item she is looking for is a serious relationship.
Mason represents everything Ruby wants right now: he is charming, smooth and perfect for some no-strings-attached fun, and yet Ruby cannot help feeling that something is missing. On the other hand, Joe is kind and attentive, but he arrives with the sort of luggage Ruby wants to avoid: an annoyingly beautiful ex-wife and two teenage kids. And though Ruby thinks she understands what she wants, is it what she needs to be happy? It is about to get emotional in "Million Love Songs".
First of all, I have to say that I usually do not gravitate forwards to romance books or romantic comedy's especially, and I have been gifted this book to read it. I did have some funny moments, and I did feel entertained; however, I do have to say that it's not my genre end. The plot was too predictable, in my opinion. Moreover, I did not enjoy the characters. I felt like they had a dull and plain personality and a 2000 kid, and I don't get the hype of taking That, especially since I wasn't born then and always having these references was hard to understand.
Moreover, I thought that the friendship between Ruby and Charlie wasn't as great as I thought their relationship would be after reading a few chapters. I think how the author continually referred to her cheating ex-husband and always talking about the new woman of the husband's sparkling vagina was quite irritating. Also that the main character always struggled with the fact that she had a threesome and constantly brought it up, or worse, weird to read, in my opinion.
Overall I somewhat enjoyed the book. It had some funny moments, but it is absolutely not my cup of tea, and I would recommend it if you like to read romantic comedy books, but if it's not your thing, do not even pick it up because I know you will not like it.
Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment
Moderate: Toxic relationship