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A review by elyssam
If You, Then Me by Yvonne Woon
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I’ve been talking to people recently about how I used to just browse the library and bookstores for things that caught my eye rather than looked to the internet for book recommendations. I liked those books so much and they felt like mine. They were weird and like nothing I had read before. And If You, Then Me gave that feeling back to me in some ways.
This book was a trip (iykyk). It was weird. It kept me on my toes. I was constantly worried or suffering from second-hand embarrassment. I enjoyed it, I really did.
The downfall for me was in the emphasis on the romance. There was a point about halfway through where a certain romantic interest was buried deep in the sub-plot zone then all of a sudden made a return in the biggest moment of the book.
Also, the ending. I wanted more. Not an epilogue or anything, but just a sentence knowing things other than the romance we’re going to be okay.
I don’t know. It felt like a warm hug in a bad way. An indie movie that played at the tiny theatre in town, one night only. A song that was produced in a teenage basement. It was good. It was weird. I obviously have a lot of thoughts.
This book was a trip (iykyk). It was weird. It kept me on my toes. I was constantly worried or suffering from second-hand embarrassment. I enjoyed it, I really did.
The downfall for me was in the emphasis on the romance. There was a point about halfway through where a certain romantic interest was buried deep in the sub-plot zone then all of a sudden made a return in the biggest moment of the book.
Also, the ending. I wanted more. Not an epilogue or anything, but just a sentence knowing things other than the romance we’re going to be okay.
I don’t know. It felt like a warm hug in a bad way. An indie movie that played at the tiny theatre in town, one night only. A song that was produced in a teenage basement. It was good. It was weird. I obviously have a lot of thoughts.