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garrisonabbey's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
thank you to the publishing company for the advanced reader copy they so generously provided!
i know it’s a bit silly that i just finished this book today. the day the book is finally released. however, this is the first time i haven’t read a taylor jenkins reid book in one sitting.
that’s not to say it was a terrible book and it wasn’t worth the read, there were parts of it that i loved with my entire being.
carrie soto is an individual you might never fully understand. i think taylor did a good job of portraying that. carrie is so unapologetically what people tell her she is, which can be classified as well… a bitch, the battle axe, achilles, etc. she will always be those things because a part of her believes she will never be allowed to be anything else.
however, i do wanna talk about taylor jenkins reid continuing to write stories about people of color. as a white individual myself i find it odd that she so comfortably inserts herself into these spaces and continues writing these novels. while i read the novel there was certain bits and pieces that definitely weren’t well written because they shouldn’t have been written by a white author. it made it hard to enjoy the book knowing that this is something she has done before and continues to do.
i know it’s a bit silly that i just finished this book today. the day the book is finally released. however, this is the first time i haven’t read a taylor jenkins reid book in one sitting.
that’s not to say it was a terrible book and it wasn’t worth the read, there were parts of it that i loved with my entire being.
carrie soto is an individual you might never fully understand. i think taylor did a good job of portraying that. carrie is so unapologetically what people tell her she is, which can be classified as well… a bitch, the battle axe, achilles, etc. she will always be those things because a part of her believes she will never be allowed to be anything else.
however, i do wanna talk about taylor jenkins reid continuing to write stories about people of color. as a white individual myself i find it odd that she so comfortably inserts herself into these spaces and continues writing these novels. while i read the novel there was certain bits and pieces that definitely weren’t well written because they shouldn’t have been written by a white author. it made it hard to enjoy the book knowing that this is something she has done before and continues to do.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment
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