Reviews

Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim

melodys_library's review

2.0

I liked that this book was about found family, but I also kept wishing for things to smooth over with her parents. I felt like they were vilified and there was no closure. I also did not feel the attraction between the protagonist and love interest.

recyclops229's review

DNFd around 33%. This book was tedious. I never found myself looking forward to reading it. The characters aren’t memorable. The only one I had a strong feeling about was the main character’s mom who’s a total “see you next Tuesday.” I kept waiting for anything to happen but nothing did and frankly, there are too many good books out there to waste my time being bored.

bbloome01's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

marieintheraw's review

4.0

Roselle Lim did a fantastic job of mixing heartbreaking topics alongside a novel that was heartwarming. Adding in the amazing ability to describe food that made me wishing I was eating alongside it, I am now digging into Lim's backlist wondering what I have missed.

I received an ecopy of this book via Netgalley; however, my opinions are my own.

jentrythelibrarian's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

bookwrm129's review

5.0

This book had me bawling my eyes out for several straight chapters. The main character, Sophie, deals with painful familial relationships and challenges what it means to be loved and who family truly is.
I'd also like to say, the use of names in here is adorable. AND having geriatric Asian men be the supporting characters really made the book too.

Absolutely recommend.

jn0el's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Sweet, uncomplicated story.

r0asa19's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

doogsley's review

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

fun n fluffy! 💕 sweet n sugary magical realism featuring a quirky and vibrant cast. i wish everything was just slightly more in focus; the book got a lil too silly at times and completely took me out of the narrative during more solemn moments. the last 15% of the book truly flabbergasted me in the worst ways with super unsatisfying conclusions. however, this book features one of my favorite storytelling ingredients: delicious and dreamy paragraphs of food!! the word-painting was the strongest suit of the story. a lil palette cleanser for venusians.

wanttobeprivate's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0