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A review by leahhmorriss
The Start of Something by Miranda Dickinson
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-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
2.5
I started off with really high hopes for this book but the middle half was really boring.
I think the characters were pretty two dimensional, they had their own problems and that was pretty much the focus of their stories.
The romance was hardly there, and the bits that were included were SO unrealistic to me. How are they falling in love over window messages about biscuits and marvel? And then meeting through a hole in the hedge?? It annoyed me so much how they were moping about being in love after meeting face to face three times and having the deadest conversations.
I get they were both going through their own struggles, and at times I did actually enjoy Lachlan’s storyline, but if they both stopped being insecure for one minute and actually had a mature conversation then a good 100 pages of this book would’ve been avoided. This again takes me back to the point of how can you be in love with a woman yet not feel comfortable telling her you had a leg injury.
The ending of this book felt rushed. It took until the last 20 pages for them to have a mature conversation and then BOOM happy ever after.
I think this book had a lot of potential and the author had a good idea, but the characters just fell pretty flat for me.
I think the characters were pretty two dimensional, they had their own problems and that was pretty much the focus of their stories.
The romance was hardly there, and the bits that were included were SO unrealistic to me. How are they falling in love over window messages about biscuits and marvel? And then meeting through a hole in the hedge?? It annoyed me so much how they were moping about being in love after meeting face to face three times and having the deadest conversations.
I get they were both going through their own struggles, and at times I did actually enjoy Lachlan’s storyline, but if they both stopped being insecure for one minute and actually had a mature conversation then a good 100 pages of this book would’ve been avoided. This again takes me back to the point of how can you be in love with a woman yet not feel comfortable telling her you had a leg injury.
The ending of this book felt rushed. It took until the last 20 pages for them to have a mature conversation and then BOOM happy ever after.
I think this book had a lot of potential and the author had a good idea, but the characters just fell pretty flat for me.