A review by kfmcf
The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka

reflective 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

3.5

I had been recommended this book by a few people, but I think they all had listened to the audio book and I think I may have had a different feeling about the book if I had listened to it. 

Firstly, I had no desire for these two to get together. Yes Kat's fiance is awful, but...so is Kat. I did not enjoy her character and kind of just didn't care about what happened with her. Nathan was far more interesting as a character and the wiring for his chapters was a bit easier to digest. Kat's chapters had a bit more of a literary style, which is totally fine, but kept Kat at a bit of a distant.

I did enjoy learning about how the two wrote together and how their processes evolved. Harriet was a good vehicle for showing this evolution and I honestly wish she had more page time.

Lastly, the reason for their fallout was weak.
Oh no he wrote down his feelings and then she BURNED the page? Yeah okay sure that's just miscommunication out the wazoo and a big sigh from me
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