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A review by moonprismbooks
Hangry Hearts by Jennifer Chen
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
1.0
I received this book via the publisher on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Unfortunately, the book fell really flat to me. The synopsis was good, but on page it did not translate the best. The story started off decent, but by the halfway point half of the problems were solved? The pacing of this book was not good sadly. It felt choppy and all over the place. There was rarely a continuous flow type feel. It read more like bullet points, especially with the POV switch in the middle of chapters after a few sentences.
The themes themselves were not flushed out as much as I would like them to have been. The school project felt like it did not even exist. I would have loved reading more about the project and was the elementary school garden saved? It felt like we did not even get an answer to that or I missed it? It was here and then it was gone. The way it was described it, this project was taking a few months to complete and it felt like 3 seconds.
The romance itself was too insta-love for me. I do not overall mind that trope, but with this story it just felt so extra fast. I get they knew each other since they were kids, but they did not speak for those five years. A lot clearly had changed for each of them and I think a slower burn would have worked so well here.
Unfortunately, the book fell really flat to me. The synopsis was good, but on page it did not translate the best. The story started off decent, but by the halfway point half of the problems were solved? The pacing of this book was not good sadly. It felt choppy and all over the place. There was rarely a continuous flow type feel. It read more like bullet points, especially with the POV switch in the middle of chapters after a few sentences.
The themes themselves were not flushed out as much as I would like them to have been. The school project felt like it did not even exist. I would have loved reading more about the project and was the elementary school garden saved? It felt like we did not even get an answer to that or I missed it? It was here and then it was gone. The way it was described it, this project was taking a few months to complete and it felt like 3 seconds.
The romance itself was too insta-love for me. I do not overall mind that trope, but with this story it just felt so extra fast. I get they knew each other since they were kids, but they did not speak for those five years. A lot clearly had changed for each of them and I think a slower burn would have worked so well here.