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alayna017's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars, rounded down. Maybe sweeping family stories aren’t for me.
This was eh. The story was good, but it wasn’t anything that really drew me in. The relationship dynamics were good, but there was no real movement in their story. I was just a little bored by it.
This was eh. The story was good, but it wasn’t anything that really drew me in. The relationship dynamics were good, but there was no real movement in their story. I was just a little bored by it.
aliyadonison's review against another edition
3.5
The first half was SO GOOD and I was SO INVESTED in these siblings. The second half made me want to slap everybody and not in a good way. Also, the timeline of Renee being attacked and Jack finding her makes no sense when compared with what Fiona remembers about that day. Finally, who names their kid Alfredo???
vfinney444's review against another edition
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this subtle, love story. Different from the passionate star-crossed lovers I frequently find in YA lit I read for work. "The Last Romantics" reminds me of soothing blend of "The Sandlot," and "The Notebook". It realistically reminds us that love is messy, but worth it.
rkmurp03's review against another edition
2.0
Writing style was good but not outstanding. Couldn’t bring myself to care about any of the characters or what was happening to them. After the first third of the book I was just bored.
kdawn999's review against another edition
2.0
A bit disappointing for my first novel of the new year. As I learned from the afterword, the author’s main drive in this book is to explore chains of events and emotions which preceded and stemmed from a real life tragedy in her life. I think a memoir would have been better than a novel for this exploration; then I could have forgiven certain details for being true. Instead, the author opts for a risky time jumping, perspective-shifting narrator, and I don’t see why this was necessary for the story. Or perhaps there should have been more rules and restrictions on the narrator’s omniscience. I have many ideas for how I would rewrite and recenter this novel, and I wish the author would have considered departing more from real life events to deliver a more structured tragedy. As it stands, the theme about what romance means falls pretty flat.
kristiforkinglovesbooks's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
jansbookcorner's review against another edition
4.0
If I could give half stars this would be 3 1/2. I rounded it up because the pros outweighed the cons. Beautiful writing that gave an intimate feeling of knowing these siblings. It is a character driven novel with the plot being one I’ve read before.
I got distracted in the few chapters about the “current time”. It drew my attention from the characters to trying to figure out what exactly was going on in the world. Other than that, a book that kept me engaged with the family and the story.
I got distracted in the few chapters about the “current time”. It drew my attention from the characters to trying to figure out what exactly was going on in the world. Other than that, a book that kept me engaged with the family and the story.
etakloknok's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
4.0
miwawenzel's review against another edition
4.0
Wish I could give it 5 stars, but I kinda hated the story's resolution and final chapters 😞