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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
This is a good romance young adult book... if you read it you'll see the young adult part pretty clearly as it is about kids in high school. It would have got a better rating, but the ending crushed me, even though I knew it was coming... don't read if you don't like a sad ending.
I liked the perspective of the FMC in this book. I believe having the backstory was a good start to where it ended. I wish she wouldn't have been so set on staying clear of her "best friend". I was so upset with the ending. I can't wait to read what happens next. I definitely need more after the way the book ended.
emotional
fast-paced
sad
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
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was so good in the sense that it makes “the weird girls” relate to their high school days. The fantasy of loving your best friend and them admitting they love you back is a warm feeling this book gives. I will say, the part about Jamie cheating on Autumn with Sasha and dumping Autumn for her was pretty predictable but it didn’t take away from the book.
The ending felt slightly rushed but altogether, it sufficiently broke my heart. Which is what I was looking for.
The ending felt slightly rushed but altogether, it sufficiently broke my heart. Which is what I was looking for.
emotional
fast-paced
2.90 stars!!! i personally found the book boring and didn’t start getting interested until around 300 pages in and it wasn’t until the last 90 pages where i really started to connect with the characters. i’ve now realised that i’m no longer a fan of YA, but this was still a good read!
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A quiet, emotionally introperspective YA read that wants to be more profound than it is but doesn‘t quite get there. It aims for emotional resonance and quiet depth, but ultimately, it reads more like a faded memory than a full-bodied narrative. It tries to pull heartstrings, but often misses the mark, delivering a familiar but emtionally distant experience.
The characters are meant to carry the emotional weight of the novel, but they often feel like shadows rather than people. I never connected to them. Their flaws were acknowledged, and their humanity was hinted at, but they lacked the complexity and growth to become fully dimensional. While the story seemed to resolve around their interior worlds, those worlds remained inaccessible.
The story moves slowly, and while that pace would‘ve worked in a contemplative, emotionally rich narrative, here it just felt dull. The plot lacks tension and originality, often resembling the pacing of a moody teenage reality TV show or drama. It‘s character-driven in theory, but without strong characters to drive it, the plot feels aimless. You can see where it‘s going far too early, which saps the narrative of any sense od surprise or urgency.
The prose is clean and readable, witha rhytmic quality that makes it flow easily. It fits comfortably with the YA space, being atmospheric at times, occasionally lyrical, and emotionally toned.
But while it succeeds in tone, it rarely surprises or elevates. The language is pleasant but not memorable, it supports the story without ever challenging or captivating the reader. I appreciated the mood, but there was no line or passage I felt compelled to linger on or revisit.
For a book that is meant to be an emotional gut-punch, I felt startingly little. The atmosphere is muted and melancholic, but it didn't touch me. It tried moving fast, offering emotional suggestion rather than depth.
Whether it was the detachment from the characters or the predictable plot with an unbearably slow pacing, I never fully entered the emotional space this book was supposed to create. The vibes are dreamy and slow, but the soul feels missing.
The book explores mental health, adolescence, and identity in subtle and sometimes admirable ways. There is something valuable here: moments that brush against truth, moments where you can see what the book wanted to be. However, many of these themes remain surface-level or are presented without the depth or clarity they deserve. The result is a story that says important things at times, but doesn‘t make you see and feel them.
Though I appreciated that it tried to touch important themes, its execution left me feeling disconnected and underwhelmed.
Despite all of this, I find myself oddly curious about the second book. Maybe it‘s the quiet potential buried beneath this, something unresolved, or rather a mood that I wanted to feel more fully but couldn‘t.
So while I didn‘t enjoy this book a lot, I can see why someone else might. It‘s soft, quiet, and introspective, but in a way that might only resonate if you meet in the right headspace. For me, it was more like wandering throufh fog than falling into a story.
The characters are meant to carry the emotional weight of the novel, but they often feel like shadows rather than people. I never connected to them. Their flaws were acknowledged, and their humanity was hinted at, but they lacked the complexity and growth to become fully dimensional. While the story seemed to resolve around their interior worlds, those worlds remained inaccessible.
The story moves slowly, and while that pace would‘ve worked in a contemplative, emotionally rich narrative, here it just felt dull. The plot lacks tension and originality, often resembling the pacing of a moody teenage reality TV show or drama. It‘s character-driven in theory, but without strong characters to drive it, the plot feels aimless. You can see where it‘s going far too early, which saps the narrative of any sense od surprise or urgency.
The prose is clean and readable, witha rhytmic quality that makes it flow easily. It fits comfortably with the YA space, being atmospheric at times, occasionally lyrical, and emotionally toned.
But while it succeeds in tone, it rarely surprises or elevates. The language is pleasant but not memorable, it supports the story without ever challenging or captivating the reader. I appreciated the mood, but there was no line or passage I felt compelled to linger on or revisit.
For a book that is meant to be an emotional gut-punch, I felt startingly little. The atmosphere is muted and melancholic, but it didn't touch me. It tried moving fast, offering emotional suggestion rather than depth.
Whether it was the detachment from the characters or the predictable plot with an unbearably slow pacing, I never fully entered the emotional space this book was supposed to create. The vibes are dreamy and slow, but the soul feels missing.
The book explores mental health, adolescence, and identity in subtle and sometimes admirable ways. There is something valuable here: moments that brush against truth, moments where you can see what the book wanted to be. However, many of these themes remain surface-level or are presented without the depth or clarity they deserve. The result is a story that says important things at times, but doesn‘t make you see and feel them.
Though I appreciated that it tried to touch important themes, its execution left me feeling disconnected and underwhelmed.
Despite all of this, I find myself oddly curious about the second book. Maybe it‘s the quiet potential buried beneath this, something unresolved, or rather a mood that I wanted to feel more fully but couldn‘t.
So while I didn‘t enjoy this book a lot, I can see why someone else might. It‘s soft, quiet, and introspective, but in a way that might only resonate if you meet in the right headspace. For me, it was more like wandering throufh fog than falling into a story.
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes