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alymont 's review for:
The Girl I Was
by Jeneva Rose
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really loved this book. It hooked me immediately and I read through this one quicker than I have any other books lately. There were times when I thought the younger version Lexi was too much of a bitch, I just felt like she didn’t have a clear straight forward arc- sometimes she would be compassionate & understanding then backslide like when she locks older version Alexis in a piss floor phone booth for TWO HOURs??? That was too much. I just don’t believe that someone wouldn’t have empathy for their future self, at least a little I loved the concept a lot I lowkey wish there was no Andrew/AJ character at all. This story didn’t need a love interest, I think the themes would be more poignant if it was self reflection & improvement for their own sake instead of to be with a man. It’s be mom stuff was tearjerking, I would’ve liked more mother mentioned than Andrew obsession, maybe he wasn’t a flushed out character or something but I just didn’t find being with him to be motivating enough to be a central plot point for main charactr