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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
emotional
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
ARC provided by Harlequin Teen
It deals with high school bullying and forbidden romance.
Another fantastic story from this wonderful writing duo, Erin Watt!
One Small Thing is ultimately a story about forgiveness, dealing with loss, and finding the bright side when you’re trapped in the dark. This story will get under your skin at some point, It will make you a little sad, a lot happy, and will make you think. Overall, this was not a light fluffy romance. It was definitely more substantial than I was expecting. But that is what made it special.
I really enjoyed reading every word of it.
It deals with high school bullying and forbidden romance.
Another fantastic story from this wonderful writing duo, Erin Watt!
One Small Thing is ultimately a story about forgiveness, dealing with loss, and finding the bright side when you’re trapped in the dark. This story will get under your skin at some point, It will make you a little sad, a lot happy, and will make you think. Overall, this was not a light fluffy romance. It was definitely more substantial than I was expecting. But that is what made it special.
I really enjoyed reading every word of it.
Eine schöne Geschichte um Chase und Beth, allerdings mit ein paar Schwachstellen. Die Story an sich war etwas vorhersehbar, das war aber nicht schlimm, da es trotzdem spannend und gut geschrieben war. Die Charaktere hätten allerdings etwas mehr Tiefgang vertragen können, das war mir an einigen Stellen etwas zu oberflächlich. Beths Eltern haben mich fast durchgehend genervt mit ihren Ansichten und Erziehungsmethoden. Mit solchen Eltern hat man echt keinen Spaß! Alles in allem hat das Buch aber sehr viel Spaß gemacht und die Leseleichtigkeit von Erin Watts Büchern ist immer wieder überragend.
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow....I’m speechless! This was such a powerful novel about loss and forgiveness. Beth and Chase really are truly survives in a big sense of the word. Erin Watt did a phenomenal job portraying Jess characters in this unfortunate circumstance. I really loved everything about this book and I cannot wait to get my hands on the finished copy. If you want an emotional and drama filled story be sure to check this out!!
I have read a few books by Erin Watt before and really liked them. I picked up the original Royals series, which I reviewed HERE, and really enjoyed them. They were sort of guilty-pleasure reads, full of drama and twists and turns. One Small Thing was one of my most anticipated books of the year because I just love the stories they create. I didn’t know much about this book when I dove it, and sometimes that’s refreshing because I get to experience the book without any preconceived notions.
One Small Thing follows Beth, a 17-year-old girl who’s sister was killed in an accident three years prior to the book taking place. We follow Beth and her family as they try to move on with their lives without Rachel, Beth’s older sister.
There’s a large focus on family relationships and grief, how each person grieves loved ones in different ways. Her parents become more and more strict because they’re afraid of something happening to Beth while she feels stifled. They clash and Beth tries to break free of the control her parents have on her life and relationships are strained. I think the authors do a great job representing a parent-child relationship as they try to figure out how to live without a person in their life. It’s filled with tension and strained relationships and I had a hard time trying to figure out who I felt more toward because each side had reasons to do the things they did. The adult in me understood her parents’ point of view, trying to keep their daughter safe from the perils of the world that took their other daughter away, while I can emphasize with the Beth because I was a kid with strict parents and I could understand that constrictive feeling.
She decides to be the typical teenager and rebel, going to parties, sneaking out and just breaking the rules. She finds a “very bad boy to take me down a very bad path.” That boy is Chase who has secrets of his own. Fate intervenes and he begins his senior year at the same school Beth attends. He’s a boy that turns Beth’s world upside down. He’s a boy she shouldn’t want but can’t stay away from. She’s drawn to him and it changes everything.
I think this book touches on so many tough subjects and caused me to think about a lot of things: blame, forgiveness, hate, love, hope and relationships. The authors tied it all up in the end in a great way, which made me give this book 4 1/2 stars.
One Small Thing follows Beth, a 17-year-old girl who’s sister was killed in an accident three years prior to the book taking place. We follow Beth and her family as they try to move on with their lives without Rachel, Beth’s older sister.
There’s a large focus on family relationships and grief, how each person grieves loved ones in different ways. Her parents become more and more strict because they’re afraid of something happening to Beth while she feels stifled. They clash and Beth tries to break free of the control her parents have on her life and relationships are strained. I think the authors do a great job representing a parent-child relationship as they try to figure out how to live without a person in their life. It’s filled with tension and strained relationships and I had a hard time trying to figure out who I felt more toward because each side had reasons to do the things they did. The adult in me understood her parents’ point of view, trying to keep their daughter safe from the perils of the world that took their other daughter away, while I can emphasize with the Beth because I was a kid with strict parents and I could understand that constrictive feeling.
She decides to be the typical teenager and rebel, going to parties, sneaking out and just breaking the rules. She finds a “very bad boy to take me down a very bad path.” That boy is Chase who has secrets of his own. Fate intervenes and he begins his senior year at the same school Beth attends. He’s a boy that turns Beth’s world upside down. He’s a boy she shouldn’t want but can’t stay away from. She’s drawn to him and it changes everything.
I think this book touches on so many tough subjects and caused me to think about a lot of things: blame, forgiveness, hate, love, hope and relationships. The authors tied it all up in the end in a great way, which made me give this book 4 1/2 stars.
Now this book is a definition of a guilty pleasure. I overall ate this book up, if you are looking for drama step right up, it's jammed packed in this book. That's what kept me going, other than that this was an okay book. The cast of characters, my god, not one of them is likable not one. I guess that's fine when an author makes an unlikable cast but I had no reason to support our main character Beth other than "damn her parents are crazy. " A lot of people reviewing really liked Chase, he was okay for me. There were some good moments like Chase and Beth volunteering at the animal shelter and the ending I liked.
Spoilers
I didn't really buy how Beth's parents turned on Jeff so fast and how fast they were to thank Chase. Literally the whole book they loved Jeff and treated him like a part of the family. Also how Beths friends just accept her back again. A better ending would have been accepting they had been her friends for a long time but it was time for growth and change, like none of her friends were good people. It killed me.
Tbh this would be great for middle schoolers and high schoolers, I could totally envision myself as an 8th grader eating this book up. Im just not the right group for this book. 3 stars!
Spoilers
I didn't really buy how Beth's parents turned on Jeff so fast and how fast they were to thank Chase. Literally the whole book they loved Jeff and treated him like a part of the family. Also how Beths friends just accept her back again. A better ending would have been accepting they had been her friends for a long time but it was time for growth and change, like none of her friends were good people. It killed me.
Tbh this would be great for middle schoolers and high schoolers, I could totally envision myself as an 8th grader eating this book up. Im just not the right group for this book. 3 stars!