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shefali_m's review against another edition
1.0
I personally could not get into this book. I found none of the characters interesting and just found it for the most part really dry. I might try to give this book another chance someday but it just was not my kind of book. I do not think I will be reviewing it that much in depth on my blog because I did not connect with it enough.
The Good:
-The concept was really good about four friends trying to make new year's resolutions to change themselves.
The Bad:
-The characters did not create any interesting resolutions and I just got bored between their dialogues.
-I also did not like the shifts between perspectives of the characters.
-I also just personally did not connect with this book. I honestly might retry this book some other day and I can hopefully give it a higher review (if I do like it.)
The Good:
-The concept was really good about four friends trying to make new year's resolutions to change themselves.
The Bad:
-The characters did not create any interesting resolutions and I just got bored between their dialogues.
-I also did not like the shifts between perspectives of the characters.
-I also just personally did not connect with this book. I honestly might retry this book some other day and I can hopefully give it a higher review (if I do like it.)
nataliesboooks's review against another edition
3.0
Since this book is centered around New Year’s resolutions, it’s the perfect book to read at the end of the year, despite the fact that only the beginning and ending take place on New Year’s Eve.
The story follows four friends who make resolutions for each other. Each character is dealing with different issues. I really liked the friendship dynamic and how they were always there for each other.
Jess - dealing with unbelievable pressure to take on “everything” - student council president, AP classes, early decision for college, scholarship essays, etc. She was a textbook example of burning the candle at both ends. She also suffers from panic attacks that she hides from her friends and family. I really felt for Jess as that is a common issue that many kids face. I couldn’t believe her friends gave her the resolution that she had to say “yes” to everything. That put incredible pressure on her. I was glad she got help in the end.
Ryan - dealing with a breakup with his boyfriend that has left him devastated and wanting closure. I couldn’t relate to him very well; he came off as somewhat clingy and I wanted him to write off Jason a lot earlier than he did (though I was glad he was able to in the end).
Nora - dealing with the pressure of helping in her mother’s restaurant when what she really wants to do is go to culinary school and become a baker. I couldn’t stand Nora’s mother. She was so selfish and didn’t seem to mind that her daughter put school on the back burner to help her out all the time.
Lee - dealing with a possible diagnosis of Huntington’s Disease (the genetic disease that caused her mother’s death). I really felt for her and I liked her story, even though it was sad. I wish the book mentioned the results of her test!
Overall I liked the story and the characters, but the random phrases in other languages were a bit difficult to follow. I do speak Spanish so that was ok, but Ryan’s grandmother was from Taiwan and it didn’t have a translation handy so I had to guess what was being said based on context clues. The book is also a bit on the long side at over 400 pages and I’m not sure it needed to be that long.
Nonetheless a good book to read as 2019 draws to a close.
The story follows four friends who make resolutions for each other. Each character is dealing with different issues. I really liked the friendship dynamic and how they were always there for each other.
Jess - dealing with unbelievable pressure to take on “everything” - student council president, AP classes, early decision for college, scholarship essays, etc. She was a textbook example of burning the candle at both ends. She also suffers from panic attacks that she hides from her friends and family. I really felt for Jess as that is a common issue that many kids face. I couldn’t believe her friends gave her the resolution that she had to say “yes” to everything. That put incredible pressure on her. I was glad she got help in the end.
Ryan - dealing with a breakup with his boyfriend that has left him devastated and wanting closure. I couldn’t relate to him very well; he came off as somewhat clingy and I wanted him to write off Jason a lot earlier than he did (though I was glad he was able to in the end).
Nora - dealing with the pressure of helping in her mother’s restaurant when what she really wants to do is go to culinary school and become a baker. I couldn’t stand Nora’s mother. She was so selfish and didn’t seem to mind that her daughter put school on the back burner to help her out all the time.
Lee - dealing with a possible diagnosis of Huntington’s Disease (the genetic disease that caused her mother’s death). I really felt for her and I liked her story, even though it was sad. I wish the book mentioned the results of her test!
Overall I liked the story and the characters, but the random phrases in other languages were a bit difficult to follow. I do speak Spanish so that was ok, but Ryan’s grandmother was from Taiwan and it didn’t have a translation handy so I had to guess what was being said based on context clues. The book is also a bit on the long side at over 400 pages and I’m not sure it needed to be that long.
Nonetheless a good book to read as 2019 draws to a close.
esquetee's review against another edition
4.0
Took me a bit to warm up to it at first, but once I did I was totally hooked on these characters. Is it a good choice for teenagers to read? Probably. Should it be required reading for parents who might have forgotten how stressful being teenagers can be? Definitely. Major bonus points for characters representing diverse walks of life.
romancelibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked the diversity in this. I was initially incredibly invested. Then I put it down for two days and I had a super hard time getting back into the story. I think that although this is told in alternating view-point third person narration ... I think teens will be drawn to this style of self-discovery story.
tpwkmaryn's review
emotional
funny
fast-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? N/A
lifeofaliterarynerd's review against another edition
1.0
1.5 Stars
What’s kind of ridiculous is that I don’t remember finishing this book, but my notes tell me otherwise so I guess I did? My draw to The Resoultions story was no surprise, the strong friendship at its heart, and that was probably the only thing I liked. I liked how they made resolutions for each other, but I didn’t actually care for the characters themselves, except Blake and Ryan, they were the cutes. So much of this story was me not caring about what happened and that was disappointing. I also had some trouble keeping Jess and Lee straight in my head until about the halfway point, so that didn’t help. This story was so forgettable to me and I only finished the entire thing because it was so easy to read.
I received a copy of the book from Katherine Tegen Books via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
"Give yourself room to breathe. To make mistakes. Eventually you will see that you were always there, you just couldn't recognize yourself yet."
What’s kind of ridiculous is that I don’t remember finishing this book, but my notes tell me otherwise so I guess I did? My draw to The Resoultions story was no surprise, the strong friendship at its heart, and that was probably the only thing I liked. I liked how they made resolutions for each other, but I didn’t actually care for the characters themselves, except Blake and Ryan, they were the cutes. So much of this story was me not caring about what happened and that was disappointing. I also had some trouble keeping Jess and Lee straight in my head until about the halfway point, so that didn’t help. This story was so forgettable to me and I only finished the entire thing because it was so easy to read.
I received a copy of the book from Katherine Tegen Books via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
mfortunak's review against another edition
3.0
6/10 3/5
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I really really wanted to like this book. It sounded so good and made me think that the resolutions were a bunch of dares and lead them on exciting adventures.
I’m sorry to tell you but they are not.
The resolutions given to each person are kind of meant to push them out of their comfort zone and pursuance them to do things they’ve been procrastinating (such as getting over an ex or relearning Spanish).
I still had lots of hope for the characters but I was honestly kind of disappointed in them too. I loved the representation in it (they are all latinx and vary in sexuality- so be ready for some Spanish and Spanglish). However, I feel like some of their stories fell a little flat.
I know that in every story there has to be that story arc, with the problem and ending solution of some kind, but to me the characters just had way too many big problems and didn’t try to solve them. Jess and Nora in particular had chapters mostly filled with worrying about their mental and family issues without doing anything to solve them.
All in all I wasn’t a big fan of this book and took almost a week to get myself to finish it (this is a very long time in my world lol).
Happy reading!
Mollie ❣️
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I really really wanted to like this book. It sounded so good and made me think that the resolutions were a bunch of dares and lead them on exciting adventures.
I’m sorry to tell you but they are not.
The resolutions given to each person are kind of meant to push them out of their comfort zone and pursuance them to do things they’ve been procrastinating (such as getting over an ex or relearning Spanish).
I still had lots of hope for the characters but I was honestly kind of disappointed in them too. I loved the representation in it (they are all latinx and vary in sexuality- so be ready for some Spanish and Spanglish). However, I feel like some of their stories fell a little flat.
I know that in every story there has to be that story arc, with the problem and ending solution of some kind, but to me the characters just had way too many big problems and didn’t try to solve them. Jess and Nora in particular had chapters mostly filled with worrying about their mental and family issues without doing anything to solve them.
All in all I wasn’t a big fan of this book and took almost a week to get myself to finish it (this is a very long time in my world lol).
Happy reading!
Mollie ❣️
loveat1stwrite's review against another edition
2.0
I was given an ARC by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This was not a book for me. There were 4 POV’s that switched regularly and just too much going on for me to relax and enjoy. It was almost as hectic as my own life, and I generally read to escape that hectic-ness.
I did love the Latino rep and the Spanish conversations, as well as the LGBT rep.
This was not a book for me. There were 4 POV’s that switched regularly and just too much going on for me to relax and enjoy. It was almost as hectic as my own life, and I generally read to escape that hectic-ness.
I did love the Latino rep and the Spanish conversations, as well as the LGBT rep.