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shoshpursley 's review for:
The Girl I Was
by Jeneva Rose
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you could go back in time, meet your younger self, and fix past mistakes, would you?
Alexis has had a rough life since college. She has no real ambitions, a blah relationship with her friends and family, and her boyfriend decided she's to closed off and negative to stay with. So when she wakes up in the year 2002, in an unknown frat house, she figures this is her second chance! She just needs to convince her party girl younger self to make better choices so they can have a "better life".
This wasn't a terrible read but it wasn't great. Alexis is not a nice person (in both times) and I didn't really care what ended up happening to her. I didn't care for the constant talk about the body positivity movement of now only to have the character turn around and body shame her friends or self. The college friends all felt like super cliche versions of typical college girls. This one just didn't click for me. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!
Alexis has had a rough life since college. She has no real ambitions, a blah relationship with her friends and family, and her boyfriend decided she's to closed off and negative to stay with. So when she wakes up in the year 2002, in an unknown frat house, she figures this is her second chance! She just needs to convince her party girl younger self to make better choices so they can have a "better life".
This wasn't a terrible read but it wasn't great. Alexis is not a nice person (in both times) and I didn't really care what ended up happening to her. I didn't care for the constant talk about the body positivity movement of now only to have the character turn around and body shame her friends or self. The college friends all felt like super cliche versions of typical college girls. This one just didn't click for me. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming, Mental illness, Toxic friendship