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A review by geneva
Signs of You by Emily France
4.0
i may need to sit on my rating for a little bit, but i can say this book is very, very good
the thing is, i wasn't wowed by the writing (it was flowery and a little excessive, especially when writing in "teen lingo"), the characters, or the plot
i really enjoyed the historical twist in this book, do not get me wrong, but the explanation to the visions did not necessarily surprise me
however, this is a book that makes you think
i've been reading YA contemporary books since i was 10/11, maybe even younger
i've seen it all
but this book has a certain depth that sets it apart from other books of similar topics dealing with teenagers dealing with grief
again, it makes you think
the concept of human decisions and morality is very unique in this book and i enjoyed learning about this theological approach
but the thing that makes me hesitant to give this book a full 5 stars is that i felt disconnected to the characters
the book is very short, so i understand that it is difficult to have a full character-arc for each one
i felt like i didn't know that much about jay, kate, and noah
again, this book is very short so i couldn't know their height, likes, dislikes, blood type, GPA, etc etc
i can say that for the short amount of time we have with the characters, you do learn a lot about them
my favourite part was riley's characterization
there is one part that irks me a little but it may just be me being bitter
but i just want one book where the girls ends up with her best friend
why do this never happen in YA
and why does every sixteen year old girl find her soulmate (another topic, i know)
i know, i know – YA books need more girls that are just friends with boys
but there was something so off-putting to me about how jay was portrayed
i really enjoyed this book and i thought it portrayed loss profoundly, and had represented the beauty of life after death
the thing is, i wasn't wowed by the writing (it was flowery and a little excessive, especially when writing in "teen lingo"), the characters, or the plot
i really enjoyed the historical twist in this book, do not get me wrong, but the explanation to the visions did not necessarily surprise me
however, this is a book that makes you think
i've been reading YA contemporary books since i was 10/11, maybe even younger
i've seen it all
but this book has a certain depth that sets it apart from other books of similar topics dealing with teenagers dealing with grief
again, it makes you think
the concept of human decisions and morality is very unique in this book and i enjoyed learning about this theological approach
but the thing that makes me hesitant to give this book a full 5 stars is that i felt disconnected to the characters
the book is very short, so i understand that it is difficult to have a full character-arc for each one
i felt like i didn't know that much about jay, kate, and noah
again, this book is very short so i couldn't know their height, likes, dislikes, blood type, GPA, etc etc
i can say that for the short amount of time we have with the characters, you do learn a lot about them
my favourite part was riley's characterization
Spoiler
i really found that one scene where she moves on from her mother very profound and beautifulthere is one part that irks me a little but it may just be me being bitter
Spoiler
i found that towards the end, jay becomes antagonized so the reader begins to prefer noahbut i just want one book where the girls ends up with her best friend
why do this never happen in YA
and why does every sixteen year old girl find her soulmate (another topic, i know)
i know, i know – YA books need more girls that are just friends with boys
but there was something so off-putting to me about how jay was portrayed
i really enjoyed this book and i thought it portrayed loss profoundly, and had represented the beauty of life after death