The Impossible Story of Olive in Love by Tonya Alexandra
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I was taken by the title and the premise of a gypsy curse. Described as a quirky novel, I thought it’d be humorous and easy to read. While the language was easy to read, I was unfortunately disappointed with the book. In fact, this book got me so angry and as I started reading it on the Friday commute, it also ruined my weekend for me. I was that upset!
I’m not going to bang on about how upset I was as it was quite hard for me to actually understand myself why I was so worked up about this book. The only reason I could think of is Olive’s self-absorption and utter selfishness! My goodness, I really don’t know how anyone stay around her… I do understand that due to her unusual situation & therefore, the very atypical childhood, Olive became who she is and through her experience with true love, the joy and disappointment and all that came with it, is how she came to learn & accept herself. It is truly a coming of age story.
After all the angst I went through reading this book and the supernatural twist on a contemporary tale, I was also let down by the non-fairytale non-Hollywood ending. I’m all for girl power but seriously, my emotions need a balm this book did not provide. I still want to cry now months after I finished reading this book. Sorry but this one is definitely not for me 😥
Thanks to Harlequin Teen Australia for copy of book in exchange of honest review
Tien's Blurb 
Aw, that’s so disappointing! I thought this book sounded so adorable, and kind of unique! Sorry that you were let down so badly by the selfish main character. I might still pick this up at the library sometime because it’s written by an Aussie author. Thanks for your honest thoughts!
Cass @ Words on Paper