A review by izziebianchi
Double Booked by Lily Lindon

2.0

the premise for this was really fun and sweet, but sadly it just was not executed. the problem with creating a narrative that is based on contemporary pop culture references is how quickly they go out of date especially in the modern age. the writing came across as cringy and the characters appeared as two dimensional caricatures of their supposed traits. not once can i recall ever having a conversation that was even vaguely similar to the majority of conversations in this book. parts of it were so far fetched (on stage festival proposal to your best friend from catholic school that you’ve been in love for years and never told - please no) that it made it even harder to take it seriously at all. the best and most human parts of the narrative (the exploration of her relationship with her best friend, the loss of her father and her grief, her fear of negative reaction from her mother) were glossed over for incessant club scenes and introduction of characters no one cared about. sadly, not the one for me.