3.89 AVERAGE

emotional fast-paced
funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

Legit hated some of the characters in this book, and beyond loved the transformation of one of the characters.
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I enjoyed the style of the book, the two time periods and two love stories it focused on. But I felt like the present love story was lacking, and Catherine felt simply like a self-important snob. The narration for Jasper was way too raspy and had a lot of breathing audible that made it difficult for me to understand the words half the time. But story-wise and character-wise, I liked the kids, Zach, Chloe and Jasper. Catherine can honestly kick the bucket right this instant and I wouldn't sweat.
hopeful medium-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

I wanted to love this book based on the premise alone, but it just fell a little flat for me. I loved the references to classic literature! It felt a little long and I would have loved for more development between Zach and Chloe.
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

liana12's review

3.75
hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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
emotional funny hopeful medium-paced