Theatrical – Maggie Harcourt
Read March 20 - Library
This was so nearly 5 stars but, in
the end, I just couldn’t justify it. The detail and the scene-building were
phenomenal! That is were the problem lies slightly… The theatre is described so
vividly that it becomes a character more than the actual human characters. I
liked the slow burn romance but overall, the characters were a little 2D. Their
personality is all theatre all the time. Even the love interest doesn’t have
much beyond the theatre. He’s juggling it with school and work and his parents
are dead. Also, he likes weird popcorn combos, something Hope notices when he’s
coincidentally at the cinema at the same time as her but is never mentioned
later. No-one talks about interests, music, movies, other shows etc. Also, the
ending was rather abrupt. The show ended and then the book did. Despite all
this critical stuff I did really enjoy the book. I enjoyed the flow and I loved
Hope as a character and how she grew throughout the book.
4/5 stars
Stef Out x
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