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Some Other Now by Sarah Everett

15 reviews

audreykayy's review

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emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved this book. I cried through a good 42% of it, so if you’re looking for something lighthearted and funny, this probably isn’t your pick at the moment.

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sandra_boe's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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caroliner_readss's review

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inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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libraryofbananas's review

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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tsundoku_'s review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-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

3.0


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jennifercrowe's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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destdest's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

There were some stellar lines here. And I loved the dynamic of Jessi basically having a surrogate mother in the form of Mel. You can find family outside of biological ones, and I was thrilled to see it.

In addition, Jessi has a unique relationship with her biological mother whose struggles with mental health/depression has left her parental role seemingly vacant. The mental health conversations were excellent.
Jessi acknowledges she knew her mother was sick and never faulted her for that, but that it was understandably weird and not earned than her mother wanted to suddenly make up for years of no parental guidance in a year. Depression can be messy, and I think the book showed that well.


Much like those Tiffany Jackson stories, it’s always so frustrating and intriguing to try to figure out what happened. I thought it was cute how Jessi was crushing on one of the brothers, but it got a little draining and stressful, to be honest. I really wanted to like her with Luke, but there was too much drama surrounding them; he was salty, but it takes a good while to find out why. On the positive, Jessi felt like a real teenager to me. Overall, I liked this. I would definitely be interested in reading more from this author as well.

5 stars - the story, familial relationships, the drama, Jessi's character development, Naomi
3ish - the fake dating, Luke, Ro(wan)

Semi-spoiler:
it never fails “Both the brothers are hot, and they want me omg!!!” always ends messy.
 

SN: One of the characters defers college for a year. I haven’t really seen that in YA fiction before

3.5

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valeriaperez261's review

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Whoever said this was a emotional roller coaster… you’re completely correct. I decided to read this because I find comfort in sorrow, sadness and grief. This has it all, and all I can say is that the closure you get after finding out what happened the night of Rowan’s death, is full filling and heartbreaking at the same time.


I love this book but I’m not sure already if it belongs in mu faves of life… I’ll give it time and see if in a few days I still think about it. I will just know.

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totallynotanerd's review

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75


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swhence's review against another edition

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emotional reflective
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

 The plot of Some Other Now was interesting and I was very invested in the story. Several issues such as grief, depression, neglect were handled with care. However, the execution felt lacking. I could not help but feel that there could have been more.

I felt for Jessi. It was not surprising that she felt very close to the Cohens, considering the neglect she faced from her own family. Mel Cohen was everything Jessi needed in a mother. It was good to see that her own mother's side was also put forth. She was trying her best but Jessi needed more.

I wish the story was also told from Luke's side. While Jessie was a well developed character, Luke felt one-dimensional. He was an important character in this book, there was so much potential to develop his side.

To sum it up, a solid effort worth reading. 

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