3.51 AVERAGE

lighthearted medium-paced
hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The book is cute and fun. I like the plot I guess but mostly I just feel like this girl is a mess and needs to be a little bit less self centered, but also idk. Who isn’t at 14 

Belly is truly insufferable as only a teenage girl can be 
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes

The tv show is better…
hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’ve been meaning to give this a read for ages and thought why not try it before summer ends. I’ve already seen the series so I think that definitely made me more invested because I knew the characters.  I flew through it and I listened to some of it on audiobook too which I enjoyed. I just like the world of Cousins and how summer is described in the books. I liked it for a wee easy YA summer read. I think I’ll try and read them all before summer ends because I think it’s the perfect time.
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No

watching the show first 100% influenced this rating i fear.. think i would've hated this book if i read it w/o context but i just ended up reading it as like supplemental context for belly's actions in the show
lighthearted fast-paced