A review by brokenrecord
Time of Our Lives by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka

2.0

I've read two other books by these authors before and really loved them both, so I was excited for this, but it ended up being incredibly disappointing. I found both main characters kind of annoying, and I feel a little bad about it because I think part of what I found annoying about them was just that they're teenagers and still figuring themselves out. In general, I wasn't into the romance, although
SpoilerI was glad at least that the book ended on a, maybe they'll meet again someday, maybe they won't, kind of note, because I did not buy this was a grand romance, especially not during the short timeframe of the book.
The book also felt weirdly unfinished? The stuff with Fitz's mom and brother seemed not really dealt with enough in the end. Like, he's starting to consider other colleges but then finds out his mom's in worse shape than he thought, and they fight and then make up, but like… then what? The same for Juniper — she has this pressure from her aunt to stay home and look after the family, but that's never really resolved. I guess her aunt asking her to tell her about the colleges she loved is her blessing? I don't know. It definitely felt like it needed some kind of epilogue. Anyways, really not a fan of this, but I'd probably still give these authors another chance based on their other work.