Thirty, Flirty, and Forever Alone – 5/5 ✩
Thirty, Flirty, and Forever Alone felt like a masterclass in how to write a romance novel. Genuinely, I feel like I want to study this book — to learn from it, to learn how to write romance and how to write it well.
There was wit and humor, heartache and heartbreak in these pages and I fell in love with these characters. I just finished the book last night and I’m already craving a re-read.
The characters in this novel feel so real – their flaws are real, their fears are real, and the way they speak about love and what they deserve, and desire, and fear felt so natural and like everything I’ve never known how to put into words. These characters also had such strong backstories that added an incredible depth to the story you don’t always get to see in romance.
I’m a longtime fan of Christine’s novels and I feel like this is a novel where I could see Christine’s voice and her writing style change. She’s matured and grown as a writer, and with it, you see her characters grow in new ways as well. I felt so proud as a reader, of both her and her characters’ arcs. A beautiful novel overall.
Congrats on your adult debut, Christine!
PS. If my man future man doesn’t talk about me the way Reed Tyler talks about Rikki Romona… Then truly, I don’t want him. Let me swoon over Reed a little longer.
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