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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Thank you @read_bloom for a copy of Kyland. This first love story between Kyland and Tenleigh is tender and so heartbreaking. They both live in poor remote town in Kentucky and both have been raised in such an adverse life. The story is about surviving despite the life given and how driven they are to get out of town. The story is told mainly in their teenage years and then jumps to 4 years later. I would have liked more development of their relationship as adults in the story and less of their teenage love. Overall, a sad tone romance and I enjoyed seeing how the brought joy to each other's life.
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
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
Tropes: Friends to Lovers, New Adult, Small Town
TW: Mention of Death (Parent/Sibling), Alcohol Addiction, Verbal Abuse, Mention of Drugs, Cheating, Poverty, Neglect, Attempted Sexual Assault, House Fire, Mental Illness
Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for providing me with an E-ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!
We follow Tenleigh and Kyland as they both live in a small town in Kentucky. They are both the two brightest kids in their small Appalachian high school, and they are both running for a full ride scholarship. Unfortunately, only one person can receive this scholarship. Tenleigh and Kyland want to leave their run-down, poverty town, and make a better life for themselves. All they have is each other because their families are uncapable of taking care of them. We follow their love story, and all the obstacles they had to overcome to get to where they are at the end of the book.
This was my first Mia Sheridan book. It was very emotional, but I enjoyed every word of it. This book is more of a matured Young Adult Contemporary, as the main characters are still in high school, but majority of the book takes place outside of school. I loved the characters -- they had so much chemistry together. I liked hearing about their backstories in regard to their families and watching them grow. If you like Colleen Hoover's books, then you will Mia Sheridan's books. I can't wait to read more from this author, and have my heart torn out and sew back in.
TW: Mention of Death (Parent/Sibling), Alcohol Addiction, Verbal Abuse, Mention of Drugs, Cheating, Poverty, Neglect, Attempted Sexual Assault, House Fire, Mental Illness
Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for providing me with an E-ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!
We follow Tenleigh and Kyland as they both live in a small town in Kentucky. They are both the two brightest kids in their small Appalachian high school, and they are both running for a full ride scholarship. Unfortunately, only one person can receive this scholarship. Tenleigh and Kyland want to leave their run-down, poverty town, and make a better life for themselves. All they have is each other because their families are uncapable of taking care of them. We follow their love story, and all the obstacles they had to overcome to get to where they are at the end of the book.
This was my first Mia Sheridan book. It was very emotional, but I enjoyed every word of it. This book is more of a matured Young Adult Contemporary, as the main characters are still in high school, but majority of the book takes place outside of school. I loved the characters -- they had so much chemistry together. I liked hearing about their backstories in regard to their families and watching them grow. If you like Colleen Hoover's books, then you will Mia Sheridan's books. I can't wait to read more from this author, and have my heart torn out and sew back in.
adventurous
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:
Yes
This book was a beautiful story about hope and triumphing over adversity, but it was also so incredibly heartbreaking. I'm not sure I would have picked it up had I realized that the main characters were so young (17/18 years old). The majority of the book occurs when the characters are still in high school and then 4 years later, but I wouldn't classify this as a young adult novel. Tenleigh and Kyland had to grow up very fast and my heart broke over and over for them as they struggled. The town of Dennville was described in such detail, it was like a living and breathing character in the story. I wish there had been more chapters in the future/further down the line, especially since the majority of the novel was so somber. The book kept me reading and though I figured out the twists before they were revealed, it still didn't diminish their emotional impact. Kyland is a tender story about first love and the sacrifices we make, but unfortunately, I didn't love it.
CW: physical/sexual assault (on page), parental abandonment (past), mental illness, poverty, financial & food insecurity, rape (secondary character), house fire, discussions and mentions of mining accident resulting in death of loved ones, claustrophobia, homophobia
*I voluntarily read a review copy of this book*
CW: physical/sexual assault (on page), parental abandonment (past), mental illness, poverty, financial & food insecurity, rape (secondary character), house fire, discussions and mentions of mining accident resulting in death of loved ones, claustrophobia, homophobia
*I voluntarily read a review copy of this book*
emotional
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
I expected a lot, I mean this books has an average rating of 4,40 stars! But unfortunately I just didn't enjoy this and it was hard to get through. I honestly don't know why though, so if you're interested in this book I would still give it a try, I guess? Idk
Drama. Good lord but this book does have the drama. Plot? Not much. Depth? Nope. The blurb was really interesting to me. I love a small-town romance, but I need to be guided into loving the community, and in this particular situation, I wanted to understand WHY they both wanted to leave it. Sure, I can infer that they want to escape a small rural life to see the world, escape poverty, earn money, etc., but there was barely any back story into the characters and no real driving force. The pacing is so choppy as well. It’s very jarring to me to time jump multiple times. Even if some were relatively short, it took me out of the story.
I tried to really see the slow-burn for what it was, but overall it lacked the romance building elements that I needed to feel connected. 3 ⭐️
Thank you NetGalley & the publisher for this gifted advanced copy!
I tried to really see the slow-burn for what it was, but overall it lacked the romance building elements that I needed to feel connected. 3 ⭐️
Thank you NetGalley & the publisher for this gifted advanced copy!
