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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
All This Time by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott is a young adult contemporary romance, cloaked in tragedy and rebirth.
We meet Kyle, who is desperately in love with his off and on again girlfriend, Kimberly. When Kim tries to explain to Kyle that they’ve been together for their whole lives and she wants to see where life takes them both individually, Kyle won’t accept it. In the heat of the argument, he gets into a car accident and Kim dies. He has to navigate a world without her and is forced to learn the lesson she wanted to teach him on his own.
Even though All This Time sounds like a depressing story, it’s surprisingly uplifting and hopeful. We see Kyle’s journey through grief and the romance genre comes into play when he meets Marley, a teen who is also grieving. We watch as their relationship blossoms through their shared experiences through grief. It’s truly a beautiful story and easily a five-star read.
The first fifty percent was rocky for me because there were quite a few things that I didn’t like. For example, when Kimberly dies, Kyle goes through this intense depressive phase (which I found very accurate), but then he meets Marley soon after he was forced out of the house and suddenly his world lit up.
However, I remember that feeling. I remember losing my spouse and then meeting someone who made me feel something for the first time. It’s an incredible, guilt-stricken feeling. The authors did an amazing job depicting those contrasting emotions.
Another aspect of this novel that I struggled with was the pacing. Throughout the first half of the book, each chapter began with a time jump. Some chapters jumped a few days, while others jumped weeks. I struggled with that while I was reading it, but the plot twists that came later made everything click.
The plot twists made this read worthy of five stars. The end of the book is riddled with plot twists that I was not expecting. One of my biggest pet peeves is predictable plot twists and All This Time caught me by surprise. Multiple times.
I cried. I yelled. I muttered to myself throughout the novel. My boyfriend thought I was crazy. Books rarely affect me this way, which is why All This Time made it to my all-time favorites shelf on Goodreads.
If you liked Five Feet Apart by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott, you’ll love All This Time. It’s powerful, inspiring, and heartbreaking all the same time. I will re-read this book every once in a while, just because I fell in love with the characters. I’d love to see this book turned into a movie.
I’d like to thank NetGalley, Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing, Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott for the eARC and Goodreads for the physical ARC!
We meet Kyle, who is desperately in love with his off and on again girlfriend, Kimberly. When Kim tries to explain to Kyle that they’ve been together for their whole lives and she wants to see where life takes them both individually, Kyle won’t accept it. In the heat of the argument, he gets into a car accident and Kim dies. He has to navigate a world without her and is forced to learn the lesson she wanted to teach him on his own.
Even though All This Time sounds like a depressing story, it’s surprisingly uplifting and hopeful. We see Kyle’s journey through grief and the romance genre comes into play when he meets Marley, a teen who is also grieving. We watch as their relationship blossoms through their shared experiences through grief. It’s truly a beautiful story and easily a five-star read.
The first fifty percent was rocky for me because there were quite a few things that I didn’t like. For example, when Kimberly dies, Kyle goes through this intense depressive phase (which I found very accurate), but then he meets Marley soon after he was forced out of the house and suddenly his world lit up.
However, I remember that feeling. I remember losing my spouse and then meeting someone who made me feel something for the first time. It’s an incredible, guilt-stricken feeling. The authors did an amazing job depicting those contrasting emotions.
Another aspect of this novel that I struggled with was the pacing. Throughout the first half of the book, each chapter began with a time jump. Some chapters jumped a few days, while others jumped weeks. I struggled with that while I was reading it, but the plot twists that came later made everything click.
The plot twists made this read worthy of five stars. The end of the book is riddled with plot twists that I was not expecting. One of my biggest pet peeves is predictable plot twists and All This Time caught me by surprise. Multiple times.
I cried. I yelled. I muttered to myself throughout the novel. My boyfriend thought I was crazy. Books rarely affect me this way, which is why All This Time made it to my all-time favorites shelf on Goodreads.
If you liked Five Feet Apart by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott, you’ll love All This Time. It’s powerful, inspiring, and heartbreaking all the same time. I will re-read this book every once in a while, just because I fell in love with the characters. I’d love to see this book turned into a movie.
I’d like to thank NetGalley, Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing, Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott for the eARC and Goodreads for the physical ARC!
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Tengo tantas cosas que decir de este libro que ni siquiera sé por donde empezar. A ver, desde el inicio sentí que les faltó motivos y personalidad a los personajes, metieron el principio de una manera rápida y no pude entender bien cuál era el problema de Kyle durante todo el libro, sus ideas, conflictos, personalidad, no mejoró.
No me molestó que estuviera en coma, fue entretenido de leer y me convenció de no abandonarlo, aunque me hubiera gustado saber más de Marley (porque, aunque es de las principales sentí que se dijo poco de ella, igual que Blake) pero aun así, pude identificarme con ella. Sobre todo cuando el chico despertó.
Pero ese final, Dios, ¿por qué? En mi mente el libro acabó cuando Kyle le regaló a Georgia, lo demás para mí fue demasiado. Y es que, siento que no hubo necesidad. Atropellarla y luego que fueran a otra dimensión, que se reencontrara con su hermana, ay no, no pude. Para mí, eso no pasó. Demasiado fantasioso para mi gusto.
Aun así, algunas partes románticas del libro me atraparon y luego, cuando Kyle despertó, me gustó mucho más Marley y sus cuentos, el cuento del señor y la perla, la historia, cada detalle romántico de su relación: 10/10. Si quisieron vendernos una historia de amor tan perfecta que era falsa, lo lograron.
Siento que eso mejoró el libro, demasiado y la razón por la que le pongo 2.5 estrellas es esa y porque me gusta como escribe Rachael Lippincott. Que triste que los personajes y la idea tuvieran tantos vacíos.
No me molestó que estuviera en coma, fue entretenido de leer y me convenció de no abandonarlo, aunque me hubiera gustado saber más de Marley (porque, aunque es de las principales sentí que se dijo poco de ella, igual que Blake) pero aun así, pude identificarme con ella. Sobre todo cuando el chico despertó.
Pero ese final, Dios, ¿por qué? En mi mente el libro acabó cuando Kyle le regaló a Georgia, lo demás para mí fue demasiado. Y es que, siento que no hubo necesidad. Atropellarla y luego que fueran a otra dimensión, que se reencontrara con su hermana, ay no, no pude. Para mí, eso no pasó. Demasiado fantasioso para mi gusto.
Aun así, algunas partes románticas del libro me atraparon y luego, cuando Kyle despertó, me gustó mucho más Marley y sus cuentos, el cuento del señor y la perla, la historia, cada detalle romántico de su relación: 10/10. Si quisieron vendernos una historia de amor tan perfecta que era falsa, lo lograron.
Siento que eso mejoró el libro, demasiado y la razón por la que le pongo 2.5 estrellas es esa y porque me gusta como escribe Rachael Lippincott. Que triste que los personajes y la idea tuvieran tantos vacíos.
This story really messed with my head and tugged at my heart
It started out slow for me, but Marley's cuteness and the promise of a big event on the jacket cover kept me reading, and the twist about 2/3 in made the read completely worth it! Just the blend of romance and whimsy I love in a story.
slow-paced
It took me a while to get through the first 1/3 of the book... but once I did, it was such a beautiful story with a couple of twists I really didn't see coming. The ending was everything I hoped it would be, and I shed a few tears as well!!