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3.47 AVERAGE

lighthearted 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

COLE WALTER YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THE IT BOY. gave this book three stars because of the quality but i LOVED it. i read it because i recently watched the show and became obsessed with it. noah lalonde is such a perfect Cole and brought book Cole to life perfectly. 

ALSO IT MADE SENSE THAT THE LOFT SCENE IN THE SHOW HAD SO MUCH CHEMISTRY… IT WAS A COLE SCENE ORIGINALLY IKTR 
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Is it bad I liked the show better? I just fell in love with the show and for no reason <3

If I was the target audience, like I once was (many, many years ago), this would’ve gotten a 4-5 star rating. Honestly knowing young me, probably a 5. This book is a throwback to my Wattpad days. I remember watching each chapter being published on the site, and the excitement when the book was turned into a physical book.

I am rating this book a bit more harshly because it’s coming from a 24-year-old who isn’t the target audience. Although older I am now able to appreciate more parts of the book (like the grief or various character interactions), there is just so much teen-ness I cannot relate to anymore for the life of me. It’s the lack of depth in characters (which I mean, hey, unsurprising since they are teens who are so young and stupid and horny) and the kind of drama teens (and immature adults, to be honest) fall into, that makes me cringe. However, for teens, this book will hit all the points one would love (again, I used to love this book when I was younger).

I am curious of the Netflix show adaptation of this book that’ll eventually happen because this book does have so much potential and a lot that can be expanded upon, especially nowadays, that I’d love to give the show a watch.
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I try to be careful about giving 5 stars. This one checks all the boxes in my book. I was pulled in from the very beginning and didn’t want it to end!

3.5 stars

listen i just wanted to know how things ended