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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Strangely enjoyable. Not much happens, yet due to the flashbacks and family videos it doesn’t feel slow. The love triangle feels weird, yet I like that better choices are being made
emotional
sad
lighthearted
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
After loving the first book so much, this one was a bit disappointing. I know the book was meant to take place over a shorter period of time than the first, but everything felt so rushed and incomplete. I never quite felt like I knew what exactly what was going on, like critical information was missing. Again you get the flashbacks, the immaturity and growth of the characters, but it all seemed insufficient to me. Belly is still very young, confused, indecisive. And I'm sure a lot of readers didn't like that either, as she struggled between the 2 brothers. But that again is what a lot of young people experience. There were some good points and not so good points about this book, but overall it kind of fell flat for me.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
*Spoilers for the first book*
Set a year after the first book. Susannah lost her battle with cancer, and all of the kids seem to be handling her death in different ways. Belly is trying to move on from her childhood crush Conrad until her goes MIA. Belly and Jeremiah team up to find him and bring him back to college so he does not get kicked out. All of this leads them back to Cousins, where new relationships develop, and many crumble.
The second book did not click like the first one. There was an obvious tonal shift, and most of the book was flashbacks of the year leading up to the summer. This one did not give the happy summer vibe like the first one.
In the first book, I was at least allowing Belly to have her moments with the boys and discovering her feelings. The back and forth in this book was a bit much for me. I really think she needs a good group of friends so that she won't fall in love with any of them.
Conrad always seems to have a reason for his angsty little moods, so I can not get too mad at him. This book did have Jeremiah's POV, which was a change of pace from always being stuck in Belly's head. Jeremiah was going through it in this book, but he got what he wanted in the end.
Missing Cam Cameron.
This book ends with a 3-year time skip, which is a big jump. I know it's to age the characters up and hopefully progress the story. I am interested to see how this series is going to end and how many times she flip-flops between the boys.
Set a year after the first book. Susannah lost her battle with cancer, and all of the kids seem to be handling her death in different ways. Belly is trying to move on from her childhood crush Conrad until her goes MIA. Belly and Jeremiah team up to find him and bring him back to college so he does not get kicked out. All of this leads them back to Cousins, where new relationships develop, and many crumble.
The second book did not click like the first one. There was an obvious tonal shift, and most of the book was flashbacks of the year leading up to the summer. This one did not give the happy summer vibe like the first one.
In the first book, I was at least allowing Belly to have her moments with the boys and discovering her feelings. The back and forth in this book was a bit much for me. I really think she needs a good group of friends so that she won't fall in love with any of them.
Conrad always seems to have a reason for his angsty little moods, so I can not get too mad at him. This book did have Jeremiah's POV, which was a change of pace from always being stuck in Belly's head. Jeremiah was going through it in this book, but he got what he wanted in the end.
Missing Cam Cameron.
This book ends with a 3-year time skip, which is a big jump. I know it's to age the characters up and hopefully progress the story. I am interested to see how this series is going to end and how many times she flip-flops between the boys.