3.8 AVERAGE

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted 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

Adorable!

I loved all of the characters & found the stresses & plot to be very realistic for teens. 
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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DID NOT FINISH: 52%

these characters were so over the top it was unbelievable, i found myself rolling my eyes more than laughing 
emotional hopeful lighthearted 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: Yes
funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

This was so sweet, exactly what i needed right now

I also love the fact that the chapters are named after classics
funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The whole book I was like- Jasper, we get it, you like poetry

I really wanted to absolutely love this, but i felt myself being a little disappointed throughout the book to be honest. I guess it's mainly simply because i expected more, which is my bad I guess. I would say it's maybe between a 3.5 and 4 for me? I dunno, I'm not usually this conflicted about what to rate a book.
But yeah so I loved the friend group and their dynamics. Very lovely read every time the chapter centred around them. As for the protagonist, I oftentimes felt confused by how often he had a complete 180 shift in his thought process and feelings. Which just confused me so much, but maybe that's because I just cannot relate personally. The love interest wasn't too bad, but I couldn't connect with him much, because of how he was introduced. But maybe that was the point; to see him as the protagonist remembered him. If so, then good job. The ending was lovely to me though. I love how it came full circle, and I audibly cheered reading the last pages. Overall not a bad read, even though I did feel a little let down in the end.