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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
I just gotta say - Micalea Smeltzer must have put crack in this book because I gobbled it right the fuck up!! WOW. I was having such a good time, giggling and kicking my feet, until around the 85% mark. Then shit really and truly hit the fan. Like literally WHAT THE FUCK!! I was screaming, crying, AND throwing up!
Nonetheless, the characters in this book were all lovable. I was worried with the age gap thing that Salem and Thayer were going to be annoying as hell, but Salem was surprisingly very cool and mature, and Thayer was very respectful and not creepy. So much so that the age gap almost didn’t feel necessary, but I didn’t really mind it- especially since it stressed the importance of Salem not having her life figured out yet.
Though at times it felt nearly nonexistent, the plot was entertaining and intriguing. Killing off the adorable six year old was completely sick and twisted, but it felt necessary to move the story along. I am curious to see if Salem is really pregnant and how Thayer will react once he finds out- considering he became completely broken after he lost his only child. I liked his reasoning for ending things with Salem- because he had no more happiness left to give. It made sense. He didn’t just break things off for no reason.
Salem sometimes seemed a little too quirky (like how she was always sitting on the roof), but I feel like the way her quirks were written made me like her even more. Micalea is a very good writer. The book didn’t contain any beautiful prose or particularly thoughtful sentences, but it was very easy and fun to read. I personally feel that Salem’s trauma was also written very well- it didn’t magically disappear once she started dating Thayer, which made it seem a bit more real.
I had such a good time reading this book and I am very excited to start reading book two. I am only retracting a star because like I said earlier, sometimes the plot seemed almost nonexistent- like the book wasn’t actually moving in any particular direction. I’m telling ya though, Miss Smeltzer really bamboozled me into thinking this was gonna be a silly goofy little romance.
Nonetheless, the characters in this book were all lovable. I was worried with the age gap thing that Salem and Thayer were going to be annoying as hell, but Salem was surprisingly very cool and mature, and Thayer was very respectful and not creepy. So much so that the age gap almost didn’t feel necessary, but I didn’t really mind it- especially since it stressed the importance of Salem not having her life figured out yet.
Though at times it felt nearly nonexistent, the plot was entertaining and intriguing. Killing off the adorable six year old was completely sick and twisted, but it felt necessary to move the story along. I am curious to see if Salem is really pregnant and how Thayer will react once he finds out- considering he became completely broken after he lost his only child. I liked his reasoning for ending things with Salem- because he had no more happiness left to give. It made sense. He didn’t just break things off for no reason.
Salem sometimes seemed a little too quirky (like how she was always sitting on the roof), but I feel like the way her quirks were written made me like her even more. Micalea is a very good writer. The book didn’t contain any beautiful prose or particularly thoughtful sentences, but it was very easy and fun to read. I personally feel that Salem’s trauma was also written very well- it didn’t magically disappear once she started dating Thayer, which made it seem a bit more real.
I had such a good time reading this book and I am very excited to start reading book two. I am only retracting a star because like I said earlier, sometimes the plot seemed almost nonexistent- like the book wasn’t actually moving in any particular direction. I’m telling ya though, Miss Smeltzer really bamboozled me into thinking this was gonna be a silly goofy little romance.
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
sad
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
I ended up loving this book so much more than I expected. I really liked Salem and felt myself relating to her so hard. Caleb is a gem of a human & deserves all the love. Micaela did such a good job at bringing the quirkiness of a small child to life on the pages. She also did an amazing job at showing how people can be flawed, but that doesn’t make them bad people. I could see how the writing could be slow for some, but it just felt very authentic to me. This book does have heavy subject matter and I would check trigger warning before reading. It’s a captivating love story, but with some heavy weights attached to it.
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
….. the end ruined it and traumatized me from reading the second one
DNF at page 71
Contemplated hate reading for one minute just because I do have the ebook downloaded, realized life is way too short to hate read a poorly written age gap romance
Contemplated hate reading for one minute just because I do have the ebook downloaded, realized life is way too short to hate read a poorly written age gap romance
- 5⭐️
What the actual hell. This book was AMAZING. I literally felt every single emotion you could in a book and more. After finishing this book, I feel like a chunk has been ripped off of me, I’m really hoping this second one will replace it. Fuck, THE DEATH OF HIS SON?? I can’t even I literally was in shock. Such a good fucking book.
What the actual hell. This book was AMAZING. I literally felt every single emotion you could in a book and more. After finishing this book, I feel like a chunk has been ripped off of me, I’m really hoping this second one will replace it. Fuck, THE DEATH OF HIS SON?? I can’t even I literally was in shock. Such a good fucking book.
From the start to the end, this book had my attention. Salem is an amazing character and I seriously loved her with my whole soul. I loved from the start her and Thayers relationship that they formed throughout the book. (I also love Caleb, he is such a sweet and loving individual who deserves all the love)
I can confirm that I cried probably 50% of the book but absolutely bawled my eyes out the last 10%. It destroyed me and I loved it
I can confirm that I cried probably 50% of the book but absolutely bawled my eyes out the last 10%. It destroyed me and I loved it
Couldn’t get through it. The writing was painfully slow.
Welp... I didn't cry guess that make me heartless..? I just found "the plottwist" very unnecessery. I don't know if i should continue..