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A review by amandawije
37 Things I Love (in No Particular Order) by Kekla Magoon
4.0
When I started to think of my review for this book I had to pause and really consider what the main flaw of this book was. It wasn't that the characters were undeveloped, it wasn't that there were too many topics covered, and it wasn't the fact that the title wasn't tied in to the story until the end of the final chapter. The main flaw in my eyes was that the book wasn't long enough.
Personally, I liked the characters. The only reason I found them underdeveloped was because we didn't get to spend much time with them. I thought that for the quick pace of the story (4 days), we got to see them react in typical ways. How can a character truly completely change their personalities in such a short amount of time? THAT would be unrealistic.
I also found the amount of events that occurred entirely possible for the time span of the story. The loss of friendships and family members really do come that quickly and the parties are right there at your fingertips every night. Especially for teenagers who are about to go on their summer vacation.
Also, the title tying in at the finale is not really something that bothers me.
So yeah, I enjoyed this book and took it for what it was. I would have enjoyed it a lot more if each of the events were drawn out and described more (I want a longer novel!). So 3.5/5.
Personally, I liked the characters. The only reason I found them underdeveloped was because we didn't get to spend much time with them. I thought that for the quick pace of the story (4 days), we got to see them react in typical ways. How can a character truly completely change their personalities in such a short amount of time? THAT would be unrealistic.
I also found the amount of events that occurred entirely possible for the time span of the story. The loss of friendships and family members really do come that quickly and the parties are right there at your fingertips every night. Especially for teenagers who are about to go on their summer vacation.
Also, the title tying in at the finale is not really something that bothers me.
So yeah, I enjoyed this book and took it for what it was. I would have enjoyed it a lot more if each of the events were drawn out and described more (I want a longer novel!). So 3.5/5.