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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
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:
No
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
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Thank you to my friend @pawneepubliclibrary_ for recommending this book for my 2024 #12Friends12Books challenge.
This is definitely comparable to 13 Going on 30, but the 30-year-old portion was so short! I wanted more! We follow the story of Charlotte Wu and JT Renner, enemies ever since he blew off their date in freshman year of high school. Now it's senior year, JT stole the senior class presidency from her, and is steamrolling all of her ideas for their upcoming prom. He is basically the bane of her existence (oh la la sounds fun hehe), and for no reason! It's driving Charlotte up the dang wall... or to a nasty fall. I did not mean for that to rhyme, I'm just a menace right now. Anyway, with this fall, she wakes up 13 years into the future, as 30-year-old Charlotte, who is about to marry JT?!?!?! WILD. They have to figure out how to get back to their 17-year-old selves, and along the way, figure out a bit about themselves and their relationship that they were not expecting.
Though the enemies-to-lovers buildup was really sweet and swoon-worthy, what stood out more to me was the dynamic between Charlotte and her dad, who is semi-estranged from her. He left her and her mom, found a new girlfriend, and that girlfriend ispregnant, which Charlotte has complicated feeling about, understandably. I found Charlotte's behavior and thoughts to speak authentically to how a teenager would act in her situation. I really sympathized, and could only imagine the emotional gymnastics of feeling as if you were not enough for your dad to stay, and then you watch him get a "do over" essentially. However, I appreciated the reckoning she had with what happens to them in the future, as it shifted her perspective and I think we all sometimes need that.
Overall, I found the banter between Charlotte and JT to be a delight, the parental/familial dynamics to be fraught and authentic, and the arc of Charlotte's coming-of-age to be so angsty and bittersweet. I love Amy Lea and think she should write more YA characters!
Thank you to my friend @pawneepubliclibrary_ for recommending this book for my 2024 #12Friends12Books challenge.
This is definitely comparable to 13 Going on 30, but the 30-year-old portion was so short! I wanted more! We follow the story of Charlotte Wu and JT Renner, enemies ever since he blew off their date in freshman year of high school. Now it's senior year, JT stole the senior class presidency from her, and is steamrolling all of her ideas for their upcoming prom. He is basically the bane of her existence (oh la la sounds fun hehe), and for no reason! It's driving Charlotte up the dang wall... or to a nasty fall. I did not mean for that to rhyme, I'm just a menace right now. Anyway, with this fall, she wakes up 13 years into the future, as 30-year-old Charlotte, who is about to marry JT?!?!?! WILD. They have to figure out how to get back to their 17-year-old selves, and along the way, figure out a bit about themselves and their relationship that they were not expecting.
Though the enemies-to-lovers buildup was really sweet and swoon-worthy, what stood out more to me was the dynamic between Charlotte and her dad, who is semi-estranged from her. He left her and her mom, found a new girlfriend, and that girlfriend is
Overall, I found the banter between Charlotte and JT to be a delight, the parental/familial dynamics to be fraught and authentic, and the arc of Charlotte's coming-of-age to be so angsty and bittersweet. I love Amy Lea and think she should write more YA characters!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment
Moderate: Child death, Death, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy
medium-paced
4 ⭐️
So fun and such a cozy, cute quick read! Perfect for fans of 13 Going on 30 and time travel (which is slowly becoming a favorite trope of mine).
It had all the nostalgic high school feelings, and I absolutely loved the female main character. She gave off strong Virgo vibes
So fun and such a cozy, cute quick read! Perfect for fans of 13 Going on 30 and time travel (which is slowly becoming a favorite trope of mine).
It had all the nostalgic high school feelings, and I absolutely loved the female main character. She gave off strong Virgo vibes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
funny
reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
Yes