A review by mckinlay
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson

3.0

I get why this book has meant so much to so many people. But, I feel like everyone talking about how the ending made them feel, made it pretty easy to predict what was going to happen. Especially because the first chapter is pretty telling. Also, I felt like we were TOLD Ellie and Miah were SO in love, but we weren't really shown them falling in love. So while I think it's awesome this book has meant so much to people, and how it's still super relevant today, sadly. I just didn't really connect with it, nor did I believe these two kids were truly head over heels in love... Also, in the preface the author explains this is her retelling of Romeo and Juliet, which could be a big reason why I didn't personally connect with it. I hate that play.