A review by fictionaladventures
Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The way I pick my reads is I give a friend of mine a range of numbers that represents my TBR, and I read whatever book corresponds to the number she chooses. When she chose this book, I was honestly like 🙄🙄🙄 I was just not in the mood for contemporary, and if this book hadn’t been on my TBR for ages I wouldn’t even be interested in reading it at this point. So, I went into this fully expecting to DNF it. 

But I DIDN’T. It actually hooked me, and as I read on, I liked it more and more. It wasn’t the best book I’ve ever read or anything, but I liked it faaaaar more than I expected. If I’m not reading fantasy or horror, it needs to be a fluffy romcom—more serious contemporaries aren’t my style anymore. But this was good! The characters were well fleshed out, I 100% believed Porter and Bailey’s romance (it’s annoying when you don’t know why two characters even like each other, but I totally felt their chemistry). It did get a little steamier than I prefer, especially for YA, but otherwise I definitely enjoyed it. 

Trigger warnings for gun violence!!
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