Plot: 4 The plot is pretty straightforwardly outlined in the summary on the back. With everyone in the book, I craved a bit more depth and something to push them beyond their relatively flat stereotypes for their role in the story. She's held by the other characters as a sad sort of figure. On the same page as Nina is her uni friend Lola who's painted as eccentric and has plenty of dating app hacks but is still looking for love. Then ahead of him there's Katherine, Nina's childhood friend who's already having her second baby, cultivating a life that's entirely alien to Nina and straining their relationship. His character is somewhat flat, and I find it hard to really figure out why they're still friends. He's moved on and is getting married, accenting Nina's lack of a new relationship. She's still best friends with her ex-boyfriend who she dated for seven years. I could enjoy reading her story, but I never got fully invested in her.Įveryone else in her life fit a certain set of parameters to contrast Nina's own journey. Nina is very much the quintessential millennial stereotype. Though she's sometimes misguided, you can tell that she's genuinely trying her best. She makes a living as a food writer and purchased her first flat in London. Overall: 3.5Ĭharacters: 3 Nina is pleasant enough. She thinks she's finally hit the jackpot when she meets Max as her first date off the apps, but when he ghosts her after many months, she's back at square one, struggling to confront the state of her life. She's also struggling with her father's dementia and tension with her mother. She aspires to have romance and eventually children. What's worse is that Nina isn't still living a youthful, single life entirely by choice. Everyone in her life has moved into the phase of marriage and kids, and Nina feels stuck on the outside looking in at a world that looks wildly different than her own. Overview: Nina, at 32, only has one friend left who's single like she is. This is an affiliate link which means I may receive a small commission from your purchase at no cost to you.
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