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A review by samtastic
Your Perfect Year by Charlotte Lucas
1.0
28.75/100
Man, this book was a challenge to get through. The concept on the surface was really interesting but I don’t know if it was told in the best way. Going back and forth between characters and dates was confusing; especially since near the end we all of a sudden jump months and years at a time.
There also was unnecessary background fluff that didn’t enhance the story or characters. We spend chapters hearing about the business model and startup plan of little rascals (Hannah’s childcare service) just to never hear about it again halfway through the book.
There are multiple subplots in this that in my opinion also don’t “bring anything to the table”. The author must have felt rushed for deadlines because these subplots were hastily wrapped up in the last few chapters of the book. One of which (Jonathan’s mother) suddenly started up in the last 10% of the book and had no real momentum in the main plot to justify it.
This book should have finished with the two finally meeting without going into this slap-dab romance. Johnathan could confess to the rejection publication letter, reread the manuscript realized he actually liked it he’s just always been bitter and then published the book in Simons memory.
Man, this book was a challenge to get through. The concept on the surface was really interesting but I don’t know if it was told in the best way. Going back and forth between characters and dates was confusing; especially since near the end we all of a sudden jump months and years at a time.
There also was unnecessary background fluff that didn’t enhance the story or characters. We spend chapters hearing about the business model and startup plan of little rascals (Hannah’s childcare service) just to never hear about it again halfway through the book.
There are multiple subplots in this that in my opinion also don’t “bring anything to the table”. The author must have felt rushed for deadlines because these subplots were hastily wrapped up in the last few chapters of the book. One of which (Jonathan’s mother) suddenly started up in the last 10% of the book and had no real momentum in the main plot to justify it.
This book should have finished with the two finally meeting without going into this slap-dab romance. Johnathan could confess to the rejection publication letter, reread the manuscript realized he actually liked it he’s just always been bitter and then published the book in Simons memory.