mudder17 's review for:

All This Time by Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry

4.0

---

Sometimes you just have to read a YA story with all the usual tropes. I think this is one of those books that you should read without knowing what's going to happen, and also be willing to stick it out. Without revealing any spoilers, I started out being really annoyed by Kyle. As one of his friends said at least once, "It's not always about you." So yeah, I was really annoyed by him. Fortunately, he does slowly learn his lesson, but it takes many tries with a few false starts. But I loved the surprises that the authors put into the story (no, I did not think it was predictable), and I really liked the ending. In many ways, this was like a Grimm's fairy tale, including the darkness and the happily ever after. If you get annoyed by YA tropes, then maybe this is not the book for you, but if you like realistic sad fiction, then you should definitely give this book a try. I had to pull out the tissues for this one!

FTC Disclosure: Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.