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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
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
This book really did a lot for me. I loved the clever meta use of co-authors writing co-authors and exploring the blurred lines between fiction and reality, especially as different writers perceive them. Chris SUCKED. I mean really sucked. I couldn’t believe how long it took Kat to come to her senses with him but I was really delighted when she did. I also loved the aspects of mental health and the fear of passing the point of achieving dreams robbing life of purpose or giving someone more to lose. The topic is relatable, relevant, and really meaningful to have in the book. This was a great quick and lovely read!
I really just want to know how much of this book was based on the authors' actual lives, which I guess is the whole point they were making throughout the book. Super cool concept for a romance book, especially because I didn't hate the flashbacks.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-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
I enjoyed this book! I'm surprised the ratings are as low as they are, my only complaint was that it got a bit repetitive in the middle. I thought that the FMC was kind of unlikeable, but she seemed to have a bit of growth and she was dealing with some mental health issues, so I support her being a little unlikeable at times. There was only one moment where I was genuinely frustrated with her. I really liked Nathan as the male lead though.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship
3.25 stars. ~ it was a fine book! i love tension-heavy build up and a healthy amount of angst. nothing super special. (and i think beach read is better…)
An interesting look into what it takes to be co-authors. A good story about love, heartache, and writing.
FIRST OF: TO CALL THIS A ROMANCE BOOK IS JUST PLAINLY MISLEADING, AND POSSIBLY AN INSULT TO THE GENRE AS A WHOLE.
For the first 10 or so chapters, I was actually enjoying myself. I'm more widely read in the genre now, and my first thought upon this book was that it didn't read like a romance at all. More like a non-fiction, if anything. I commend the writers for taking a more ... serious approach than the typical from the genre.
Then it gets boring real fucking quick. Sooner or later whilst it's still interesting, you just get so fucking tired of Katrina and Nathan's shit. The pacing begins to drag. The past timeline is SLOWWWWW AS SHIIIIIIIIIT. I reckon a snail could've crawled around the fucking world before the past timeline finished, or the book got to the fucking point.
The writing grows tedious too. This is marketed as a romance book, isn't it? Then where the fuck are the FLUFF? Happy, giddy moments? NO ONE WANTS TO FUCKING READ ANGST FOR NEARLY 300 PAGES STRAIGHT. There bits of "happy" moments here and there, but they were so forced I almost fucking threw up.
When Katrina and Nathan FINALLY got together, it was a paradox for me. The journey there was NEVER-ENDING, yet at the same time, rushed as fuck. I refuse to believe ALL the baggage they've carried for half a decade for each other just MAGICALLY poofs away because they realize thEy wErE aLwAyS iN lOvE wiTh eAcH oThEr. The only moment in the 2nd half of the book was when Kat and the guy she was supposed to marry (see i already forgot his name) finally broke up. And even THAT was rather anti-climactic too.
I dunno. This book was a "romance" book, and was too SCARED to be one at the same time, too scared to own up to its genre. The lackluster romance, scenes, breakups, angst. Tried so hard to be like "I'm not like other romance books" but in doing so just fucked things up and made the book & everything about it unbearable.
This is seriously gonna put me in a reading slump. Fuck this shit. Never reading from either author again.
For the first 10 or so chapters, I was actually enjoying myself. I'm more widely read in the genre now, and my first thought upon this book was that it didn't read like a romance at all. More like a non-fiction, if anything. I commend the writers for taking a more ... serious approach than the typical from the genre.
Then it gets boring real fucking quick. Sooner or later whilst it's still interesting, you just get so fucking tired of Katrina and Nathan's shit. The pacing begins to drag. The past timeline is SLOWWWWW AS SHIIIIIIIIIT. I reckon a snail could've crawled around the fucking world before the past timeline finished, or the book got to the fucking point.
The writing grows tedious too. This is marketed as a romance book, isn't it? Then where the fuck are the FLUFF? Happy, giddy moments? NO ONE WANTS TO FUCKING READ ANGST FOR NEARLY 300 PAGES STRAIGHT. There bits of "happy" moments here and there, but they were so forced I almost fucking threw up.
When Katrina and Nathan FINALLY got together, it was a paradox for me. The journey there was NEVER-ENDING, yet at the same time, rushed as fuck. I refuse to believe ALL the baggage they've carried for half a decade for each other just MAGICALLY poofs away because they realize thEy wErE aLwAyS iN lOvE wiTh eAcH oThEr. The only moment in the 2nd half of the book was when Kat and the guy she was supposed to marry (see i already forgot his name) finally broke up. And even THAT was rather anti-climactic too.
I dunno. This book was a "romance" book, and was too SCARED to be one at the same time, too scared to own up to its genre. The lackluster romance, scenes, breakups, angst. Tried so hard to be like "I'm not like other romance books" but in doing so just fucked things up and made the book & everything about it unbearable.
This is seriously gonna put me in a reading slump. Fuck this shit. Never reading from either author again.
Slay hot nerds falling in love (when will it be my turn??)
fast-paced
Another marketing miss for me. It just didn’t read like a romance, so if that’s what you want, this may not be it. It felt more like fiction with romantical elements. It’s not a bad book (I can see why someone else might enjoy it), but it wasn’t for me. I didn’t actually like the characters that much and honestly didn’t care what the outcome was for them.