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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief
what a weird book LOL. ur telling me. UR TELLING ME. that kyle and his girlfriend broke up right before the car crash. she dies. he pretty much immediately falls in love w marley. they build a whole life together and he gets over his dead girlfriend within a year. he finds out his best friend was always in love w his dead girlfriend. but wait!!!!! he was in a coma for 8 weeks this whole time! his alternative life was just a dream— his girlfriend is alive and well! he’s obsessed w finding the girl from his dream! he believes he had a whole life w her and can’t separate his lives. he tells his friend to have his leftovers bc he is so obsessed with the idea of marley. guess what!!! she’s real!!! homegirl ended up finding him in the hospital and thought that the car crash victim was cute! she settled into his room and began telling him stories of their life together (which he dreamed about) and basically fell in love w a man in a coma bc of a story SHE articulated. he finds her and is like “our life” and THEY GET TOGETHER. HE BUYS HER A DOG BEFORE HE BREAKS OUT THE HOSPITAL. erm?????????? and i’m here thinking “is it just me or are these two so delusional like all of this came to bc she saw a car crash victim who she thought was attractive and even tho his (ex) girlfriend was visiting him and sleeping in his room yada yada she STILL TOLD HIM STORIES OF THEM TOGETHER. that’s insane!!! THATS INSANE!!!!!!! but wait !!!! she (marley) ends up getting hit by a car (the same way her sister died like 2 days ago) and then SHE is in a coma!!!! so guess what our male protagonist kyle does? he tells her a story about their dream life
This book made me cry. So many different times. I think I nearly cried every time I read it. Most definitely a 5 star book for me.
this book was a rollercoaster of emotions, the book had me close to tears then smiling at sweet memories. The connection with storytelling was a big highlight of the book and made me appreciate the art of storytelling more. The references of flowers was also a pleasant surprise which made the book that much better. A sad to sweet book, one of the sweetest books i’ve read in awhile. This reminds me of Phoebe Bridgers song…waiting room. such a good book!
El libro iba bien... pero el plot twist lo mandó todo al garete
Ugh. Listened to on audio and by around the 50% mark I was super annoyed with all of the characters. Like all of them.
This book just wasn’t for me, I never got invested in any of the romances, and the ending had me rolling my eyes. This book had 4 fatal/near fatal car crashes… like really?
I can see this being a fine book that others would enjoy but at the end of the day I was bored and annoyed.
This book just wasn’t for me, I never got invested in any of the romances, and the ending had me rolling my eyes. This book had 4 fatal/near fatal car crashes… like really?
I can see this being a fine book that others would enjoy but at the end of the day I was bored and annoyed.
Kyle and Kimberly are a match made on paper until Kimberly wants to go her own way. On a night that should be a highlight, turns into a nightmare Kyle must live through. All This Time explores what it means to love someone and the depths our brain will go to recover from devastation and loss. Daughtry and Lippincott build a world that seems tangible, the rips it away once you think everything is stable again. The plot lags at some points and do not really add to the story. The supporting characters are only superficially orbiting the main characters are are only there to fill gaps instead of round out the story. Kimberly is shallow and does not really invoke a sympathy or bond with the reader. The way she is portrayed at the start is cold and detached. While Kyle seems to be based on a stereotypical love struck puppy. There is nothing in the story that allows the characters to fully embody themselves and never get the chance to tackle the real issues besides love. Both authors had a chance to approach depression, death, expectation, relationship toxicity within the premise of the book but opted out to only do a surface level story.
First reviewed on my blog, Pretty Little Memoirs.
Kyle and his girlfriend Kimberly have been the “picture-perfect” couple throughout High School. But out of the blue, she breaks up with him at their graduation party, shattering his world. As quickly as he’s gathering his emotions, it’s thrown into overdrive again – their car crashes. He has suffered a brain injury, and Kimberly? She’s dead. Suddenly, everything doesn’t make sense anymore. No one else around him can understand the mix of confusion and pain that he’s going through, until he meets Marley.
Marley has been going through loss, too. She blames herself for her own grief, similarly to Kyle. And as their worlds blend and their feelings get intertwined, a newfound love growing stronger through bonding over their similar ways, it seems that they have the answers to patch each other’s wounds. But as quickly as the sun sets, another disaster arises, one that as a reader I had a little suspicion about, bringing their future to a standstill. (It’s too large of a spoiler, but is a SERIOUSLY incredibly written bump in the road.)
Overall, although at times Kyle’s voice wasn’t my favourite to follow, I thoroughly enjoyed All This Time. Secondary characters like Kimberly and Sam were great, although my favorite was still Marley. Marley was such an interesting character, one that I can definitely see played in a Netflix movie by a soft, graceful actress. The story was something I desperately wanted to love, and I did, to the core. It was just what I needed at this time of my life. That’s why I’m so thrilled to give it five, shiny gold stars.
Kyle and his girlfriend Kimberly have been the “picture-perfect” couple throughout High School. But out of the blue, she breaks up with him at their graduation party, shattering his world. As quickly as he’s gathering his emotions, it’s thrown into overdrive again – their car crashes. He has suffered a brain injury, and Kimberly? She’s dead. Suddenly, everything doesn’t make sense anymore. No one else around him can understand the mix of confusion and pain that he’s going through, until he meets Marley.
Marley has been going through loss, too. She blames herself for her own grief, similarly to Kyle. And as their worlds blend and their feelings get intertwined, a newfound love growing stronger through bonding over their similar ways, it seems that they have the answers to patch each other’s wounds. But as quickly as the sun sets, another disaster arises, one that as a reader I had a little suspicion about, bringing their future to a standstill. (It’s too large of a spoiler, but is a SERIOUSLY incredibly written bump in the road.)
Overall, although at times Kyle’s voice wasn’t my favourite to follow, I thoroughly enjoyed All This Time. Secondary characters like Kimberly and Sam were great, although my favorite was still Marley. Marley was such an interesting character, one that I can definitely see played in a Netflix movie by a soft, graceful actress. The story was something I desperately wanted to love, and I did, to the core. It was just what I needed at this time of my life. That’s why I’m so thrilled to give it five, shiny gold stars.