A review by issyd23
Crushing by Genevieve Novak

emotional lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Marnie Fowler is as pathetic as her namesake in Lena Dunham’s GIRLS; including having a low paying hospo job with no career prospects and simping over a finance guy with a girlfriend (justice for Tash, she deserved better!) 3☕️
 
To me this book is a poor-woman’s Really Good, Actually - similar story arc but nowhere near as funny.

NB I can’t stand the audiobook narrator’s pronunciation of ‘Melbournians’!! 
It’s Mel-bern-ians (as in Bernie Sanders not Jason Bourne).

Despite its shortcomings I did enjoy reading the book (and would’ve finished it sooner if my audiobook app didn’t break 3/4 through). 

There was something very nostalgic reading about Melbourne being far from home (apart from all the covid/lockdown references). 
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