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A review by mwhd
It's Always Been You by Samantha Brinn
2.0
Up until around 43%, I would've given this 5☆. I should've stopped then.
So, Molly & Gabe. Two 18yos meeting on the first day of university and living their best young adult years until trauma strucks in their last year. Fast forward 10 years, he grovels to get his girl back & he does it.
They're the absolute sweetest together and I loved their chemistry... until 43% when they solved everything and should've been allowed to live their happy ever after.
Now, we all know nothing good ever happens when the book "ends" early. The rest of the book was awful.
The dialogues were repetitive and cringe. "I love you because I've been in love with you ever since I first saw you when we were 18 when I accidentally loved you and then this love stayed with me all of the 10 years we were apart when I let you go intentionally qnd never called you I loved you but I broke your heart but now I'm back to win you back in 2 pages because I love you you're the love of my life I-". Shut up. We get the point. Stop talking. It's the ultimate Tell Don't Show. I was quickly sick of them.
Then it's like the author has nothing to say anymore so every new chapter is a whole new scene. Such unnecessary scenes and micro plots happening. One after the other nothing takes its time to settle or makes sense.
Thirdly, it's a lovely found family book, except they only show it once then keep mentioning it throughout the book like it's a reminiscent memory, not a part of the main plot.
Finally, I fucking hate plots with "OH, you're grieving? Let me FUNK the grief out of you." Can we genuinely stop that? Why would someone who's angry, grieving, blaming themselves, having an existential crisis, etc. WANT TO BE INVASIVELY PUNCTURED at that time?? Sincerely, have some self-respect it's not cool or trendy. Western feminism is as bad as your toxic patriarchy.
All in all, I suggest you read the book until they solve all their relationship problems. DNF the rest. I dont think I'll be reading the rest of the series if they're going to be in this sequence as well.
So, Molly & Gabe. Two 18yos meeting on the first day of university and living their best young adult years until trauma strucks in their last year. Fast forward 10 years, he grovels to get his girl back & he does it.
They're the absolute sweetest together and I loved their chemistry... until 43% when they solved everything and should've been allowed to live their happy ever after.
Now, we all know nothing good ever happens when the book "ends" early. The rest of the book was awful.
The dialogues were repetitive and cringe. "I love you because I've been in love with you ever since I first saw you when we were 18 when I accidentally loved you and then this love stayed with me all of the 10 years we were apart when I let you go intentionally qnd never called you I loved you but I broke your heart but now I'm back to win you back in 2 pages because I love you you're the love of my life I-". Shut up. We get the point. Stop talking. It's the ultimate Tell Don't Show. I was quickly sick of them.
Then it's like the author has nothing to say anymore so every new chapter is a whole new scene. Such unnecessary scenes and micro plots happening. One after the other nothing takes its time to settle or makes sense.
Thirdly, it's a lovely found family book, except they only show it once then keep mentioning it throughout the book like it's a reminiscent memory, not a part of the main plot.
Finally, I fucking hate plots with "OH, you're grieving? Let me FUNK the grief out of you." Can we genuinely stop that? Why would someone who's angry, grieving, blaming themselves, having an existential crisis, etc. WANT TO BE INVASIVELY PUNCTURED at that time?? Sincerely, have some self-respect it's not cool or trendy. Western feminism is as bad as your toxic patriarchy.
All in all, I suggest you read the book until they solve all their relationship problems. DNF the rest. I dont think I'll be reading the rest of the series if they're going to be in this sequence as well.