A review by ariastarlight
Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn

3.0

I loved the concept of the book - frankly, it had me rather frightened late last night when I finished the book. I also liked the agencies and revelations of the book. I was tempted to give 4 stars for the idea and the ending, but I didn't like the flat writing style. Typically I'm a generous rater and reviewer, but the book's large, serif font, the punctuation errors, and feel of formulaic story creation were problematic for me from page 1. It doesn't help that I'm suffering a book hangover after A Court of Mist and Fury and looking for books to fill the void while I wait for my turn for Throne of Glass at the library. I was reading Dunn's bio - she studied English lit and has a law degree, and it reflects in the matter of fact manner of the book. There are many literary works and tried and true formulas she attempted to replicate in this book - dystopia is nothing new in the classics, if you think about Brave New World and 1984 - and though the ending is shocking, it was also expected.

I was disappointed in the leading romance, or lack thereof, of the book. There are so many ways it could have been more exciting! Plus, the angst and buildup could have been prolonged, intensified. Heck, their whole situation could have been intensified. I loved the leaves and the connections between both pairs of siblings - I just wish there'd been more. More emotion, more feels, more swoons.

Honestly, I would've been fine if I hadn't finished the book, but it was on the Teen Bestsellers collection in the library and I wanted to check out what all the fuss was about. The back of the book had intrigued me and I decided to pick it up this week.