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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
medium-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
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Complicated
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
This was hard to put down! It’s the first book I’ve read in a while that I found myself staying up later than I should to read or squeezing in a chapter in brief moments of availability. Refreshing to be into a read like that again.
I will say, the story was somewhat predictable and after finishing the book I felt like the depth/meaning I thought it was really gearing up towards fell a little flat. However, still super cute, and it provoked deeper reflection on the impact one’s mindset can have on life/relationships during challenges. I also appreciated that it wasn’t just a romance that focused on the main character’s relationships, but rather it also emphasized the importance of having a strong sense of self and a positive relationship with oneself first. I appreciated it a lot!
I will say, the story was somewhat predictable and after finishing the book I felt like the depth/meaning I thought it was really gearing up towards fell a little flat. However, still super cute, and it provoked deeper reflection on the impact one’s mindset can have on life/relationships during challenges. I also appreciated that it wasn’t just a romance that focused on the main character’s relationships, but rather it also emphasized the importance of having a strong sense of self and a positive relationship with oneself first. I appreciated it a lot!
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
fast-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:
Yes
I deeply did not enjoy this book at all right until the third act (which I was expecting) and I feel like a main reason for that is because I did not like any of the characters.
The pacing of this book is also so choppy to me, not just because of the flashbacks of all the past notes and relationships, but also because the further in you get to the book the more timeskips there are, and it just felt lazy to me. I didn't enjoy the stories of the past notes either; they were breaking up the story and I didn't really like them or see the point of them up until the midpoint when each story was giving us something to take away about Daphne e.g.Stuart, Tae and Josh.
I didn't like Hugo at all,and I did not realise that he was the endgame love interest until he himself told Daphne that her parents want them to get married. That's how much I didn't like him, and to be quite honest I don't know why Daphne liked him either. For the whole first half of the book, she's complaining about him always being on his phone, complaining about how he's not good to his own girlfriend, and he's not actually doing anything to come off as anything other than an asshole. I don't like the way he treats Daphne, Natalie or Jake, or pretty much anybody in this book. I also didn't understand why him and Daphne were even friends, let alone best friends, until I did, and then I disliked him and their friendship even more. When it was revealed that he was still in love with her, something that I was trying to deny because I didn't want it to be true, I was so upset.
I can't say anything about the note because I don't know how to feel about it. I can see why he did it and how that pushed her to realise what he wanted to show her, but doing it in this way rubbed me the wrong way. The fact that I didn't like him, or her, or even the addition of her heart condition took away almost all possibility of me seeing it as a good thing.
And Daphne. She has to be one of the most nothing characters I have ever read up until the third act!!! Just the way everything in this book was put together didn't have a lick of choseiveness to it that it was only by the end of the book I began to understand what story the author wanted to tell.Leaving Daphne's heart problem until the third act ruined the story, because introducing that fully changes the story. If it's such an integral part of her life and what she thinks about herself, why wait until the third act to reveal it???? The first section of the book is her wondering about the note and it's lack of time, and then the third act is about her wondering about quite literally everything in relation to her heart condition; it genuinely felt like reading two separate books, and the first one was just a huge nothing burger.
From when I started reading this book I realised that it was only going to get good in the third act, and I was right, but I hate these kind of books. It feels so lazy and gimmicky to leave quite literally all the important pieces of the puzzle right until the end of the book. It doesn't add twists, it changes the story. This book feels choppy and unedited, and none of the characters feel consistent. Except maybe Murphy.I do feel bad for Jake for getting caught up in all this nonsense.
There are some good ideas in this book, about letting your life control you and about taking chances and going after what you want and not let anything hold you back, about chasing the goal so much you forget to enjoy the journey, but they are just so poorly executed that they feel cheap and disingenuine. I loved Murphy, he was a delight, and I really liked Jake, from the start right up until the end.
The pacing of this book is also so choppy to me, not just because of the flashbacks of all the past notes and relationships, but also because the further in you get to the book the more timeskips there are, and it just felt lazy to me. I didn't enjoy the stories of the past notes either; they were breaking up the story and I didn't really like them or see the point of them up until the midpoint when each story was giving us something to take away about Daphne e.g.
I didn't like Hugo at all,
And Daphne. She has to be one of the most nothing characters I have ever read up until the third act!!! Just the way everything in this book was put together didn't have a lick of choseiveness to it that it was only by the end of the book I began to understand what story the author wanted to tell.
From when I started reading this book I realised that it was only going to get good in the third act, and I was right, but I hate these kind of books. It feels so lazy and gimmicky to leave quite literally all the important pieces of the puzzle right until the end of the book. It doesn't add twists, it changes the story. This book feels choppy and unedited, and none of the characters feel consistent. Except maybe Murphy.
There are some good ideas in this book, about letting your life control you and about taking chances and going after what you want and not let anything hold you back, about chasing the goal so much you forget to enjoy the journey, but they are just so poorly executed that they feel cheap and disingenuine. I loved Murphy, he was a delight, and I really liked Jake, from the start right up until the end.
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes