3.53 AVERAGE


Merry almost 2022 Ladies & Gents. It's time for Hot Takes with Dani. We got some steamy tea in the pot today and its called:

"Dava Shastri's Just Okay"....erm "Last Day"

Listen, Kirthana Ramisetti's writing in this book is beautiful. I will one thousand percent give it that. It was beautifully emotional and heartwarming. The book artfully puts together a dramatic story of loss, grief, family dynamic, love and finding oneself. It will have you laughing one moment and sobbing at another.

As beautifully as it was written, it fell flat and ended up being boring. There were so many unnecessary repetitive parts that made the whole story drag. There were way too many characters and it got confusing often especially in the beginning. The father, Arvid, and the son, Arvie, being written about in the same chapter could get confusing which half the time I didn't really know what was going on. To finish up my tangent, the characters didn't even really seem to have likable qualities...they all were absolutely awful to their mother and she was awful to them. It was just okay...nothing truly monumental happened in the end.

Am I disappointed, maybe but I'm very glad I got to pick up a beautiful book that normally wouldn't have been on my radar.

Thank you Grand Central Publishing, Kirthana Ramisetti and NetGalley for the ARC! If you're someone who loves a book that is beautifully heartbreaking, purchase it at your favorite book store today!
adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional reflective slow-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
reflective 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
reflective 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
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The book was a bit of a slow burn but I love a layered, complicated, messy woman.