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Some Other Now by Sarah Everett

5 reviews

sshakirahh's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

i always describe the experience reading this book as having swung me ( like a ceiling fan ) around my room by my puff and out the window. it’s a story of grief and loss, the romance is still apart of the plot but definitely not a felt like a smaller part of the story. barnes and noble needs their ass whooped for putting it in the romance section but i digress.

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tsundoku_'s review

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challenging emotional inspiring sad 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

3.0

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jennifercrowe's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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destdest's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

There were some stellar lines here. And I loved the dynamic of Jessi basically having a surrogate mother in the form of Mel. You can find family outside of biological ones, and I was thrilled to see it.

In addition, Jessi has a unique relationship with her biological mother whose struggles with mental health/depression has left her parental role seemingly vacant. The mental health conversations were excellent.

Jessi acknowledges she knew her mother was sick and never faulted her for that, but that it was understandably weird and not earned than her mother wanted to suddenly make up for years of no parental guidance in a year. Depression can be messy, and I think the book showed that well.

Much like those Tiffany Jackson stories, it’s always so frustrating and intriguing to try to figure out what happened. I thought it was cute how Jessi was crushing on one of the brothers, but it got a little draining and stressful, to be honest. I really wanted to like her with Luke, but there was too much drama surrounding them; he was salty, but it takes a good while to find out why. On the positive, Jessi felt like a real teenager to me. Overall, I liked this. I would definitely be interested in reading more from this author as well.

5 stars - the story, familial relationships, the drama, Jessi's character development, Naomi
3ish - the fake dating, Luke, Ro(wan)

Semi-spoiler:

it never fails “Both the brothers are hot, and they want me omg!!!” always ends messy.

SN: One of the characters defers college for a year. I haven’t really seen that in YA fiction before

3.5

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starryorbit12's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I like the way the two timelines were handled, and the author does a good job at balancing the emotional aspects of the "Now" and suspense of what truly happened in the "Then." As more details about what truly happened with Rowan and Mel are revealed, it doesn't feel like it's being artificially drawn out and the pace the past fits in well with the future. I do think the relationship between Jessi and Luke shows a great deal of who they were, what they could have been, and potentially still could be.

I enjoyed that they didn't resolve all their issues and become a definite couple at the end. It's left up to the reader to determine what you think happened after they decided to start over with a blank slate. It leaves the ending ambiguous, but it's still hopeful. Jessi still grown regardless if they get together.

I disliked how manipulative Luke was when he initiated the fake dating.

He basically used his brother's own death to gaslight and guilt-trip Jessi into his plan knowing that their were best friends and she felt responsible for his death. I also felt the reveal that Roland was in love with Jessi was predictable and not built up well. We go from a story about a girl growing apart from her best friend and unsure of her place in hai family to the conflict suddenly being that he's in love with her and jealous of his brother. Also, I would push away a guy who suddenly kissed me without my consent regardless of how well I knew him. Jessi had shown no prior hints of liking Rowan as more than a friend. Why did she get lost in his kiss at all? It felt jarring.

I also disliked how this book revolves around illness, both physical and mental, but it beats around the bush when it comes to naming these illnesses.

It isn't until near the end of the book that it's actually acknowledged that Jesse's mother has depression that occurred postpartum after her birth. It just beats around the bush about her problem and her recovery, and it still only mentioned in one page. They never even name what Mel's illness is, but it heavily alluded to it being a form of cancer.

if you're going to write a book that deals heavily with an illness. You should at least be able to talk frankly and name that illness in more than just passing.

Also, the whole thing where Jessi and Luke have sex in the bathroom at Mel's funeral is gross. This book would be 4 stars, but that just knocked off a quarter star for me. It never even addressed. Jessi mentions not seeing Luke since the funeral, but they never address the sex.

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