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storyofmylife90's review
2.0
This book was a mess. Shame because it had a really solid middle. In the beginning the thing that bugged me the most was this over the top, lovely dovey the language was. It was just like, ugh, talk normally please. This is a shame also because the actual events where good. Also, there was this great moment where both characters say even more lovey dovey stuff and they acknowledge that it's cheese. However I couldn't enjoy this moment because there was a cheesy soap feel to the language, even before they met. Then the end was just shit. I'm sorry Scott, i know you worked hard on this book, but it was shit. It felt like the author didn't know what to do, how to end, so threw everything together. Or if she did know how to end or where to go, it was horrible thinking. The epilogue was lame and there was a sex scene i felt like the author threw in just to appease. Nothing like the great sex scene in the beginning. Like I said, forget the cheesy over the top language and just focus on the story and it's very nice and actually good until they break up. Then it's decent but rocky but then it all goes to crap.
marthaives's review
DNF
Too much detail of every mundane action our characters are doing and insta-love. Might pick it up again later but would rather read something else for now.
Too much detail of every mundane action our characters are doing and insta-love. Might pick it up again later but would rather read something else for now.
kame's review
4.0
A solid 4 stars
Imagine riding the busy subway in New York City and someone catching your eye, then they get off a stop later. You think your chance at an instant connection is gone forever, but when you go out for drinks with a friend you see this person again. Is it destiny or fate?
This is how Charles and Charlotte meet in Naturally, Charlie. Both go by the name Charlie, and the name suits them both well. Charles feels the immediate connection and has the foresight to not rush Charlotte and let her set the pace of the relationship. Charlotte has been hurt in the past, by a fiancée whose family did not think she was the right choice. Charles and her former fiancée traveled in similar circles, and leery of a second broken heart Charlotte decides a friendship is the best choice.
These characters were multidimensional. Charles is a freelance writer who has a soft soul. He is patient and kind. He knows he must wait until Charlotte is ready to learn the depth of his feelings. Charlotte is a quirky girl who makes up words to convey her feelings and bakes cupcakes as a way to calm herself. She has yet to deal with the hurt of the rejection of her fiancée.
This is one of those stories when you think this could really happen, this could just as well be nonfiction or romantic fiction. It is not all hearts and flowers, and there are some scenes of great pain, along with joy. I loved how turns were taken between the voices of the characters. One chapter would be told from Charles point of view and a different one from Charlotte’s – I really liked how the male and female symbol was used near the chapter heading to indicate whose voice would be talking.
Want a book that wraps you like a warm sweater on a winter’s day – this is the one for you. This is Ms. Scott’s debut novel – a great debut and I anxiously await more! I received an Advanced Readers Copy of this book from a review service for my honest review.
Imagine riding the busy subway in New York City and someone catching your eye, then they get off a stop later. You think your chance at an instant connection is gone forever, but when you go out for drinks with a friend you see this person again. Is it destiny or fate?
This is how Charles and Charlotte meet in Naturally, Charlie. Both go by the name Charlie, and the name suits them both well. Charles feels the immediate connection and has the foresight to not rush Charlotte and let her set the pace of the relationship. Charlotte has been hurt in the past, by a fiancée whose family did not think she was the right choice. Charles and her former fiancée traveled in similar circles, and leery of a second broken heart Charlotte decides a friendship is the best choice.
These characters were multidimensional. Charles is a freelance writer who has a soft soul. He is patient and kind. He knows he must wait until Charlotte is ready to learn the depth of his feelings. Charlotte is a quirky girl who makes up words to convey her feelings and bakes cupcakes as a way to calm herself. She has yet to deal with the hurt of the rejection of her fiancée.
This is one of those stories when you think this could really happen, this could just as well be nonfiction or romantic fiction. It is not all hearts and flowers, and there are some scenes of great pain, along with joy. I loved how turns were taken between the voices of the characters. One chapter would be told from Charles point of view and a different one from Charlotte’s – I really liked how the male and female symbol was used near the chapter heading to indicate whose voice would be talking.
Want a book that wraps you like a warm sweater on a winter’s day – this is the one for you. This is Ms. Scott’s debut novel – a great debut and I anxiously await more! I received an Advanced Readers Copy of this book from a review service for my honest review.
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