A review by sarahoretsev
Girl 99 by Andy Jones

2.0

I almost gave up on this book halfway through, and I'm very glad I didn't - because the second half of the story turned out to be exactly what I felt was missing from the first. The issue I had at the beginning of this story was that I just didn't like Tom, at all. I found him selfish, vain, cold, and utterly inconsiderate. And so strongly disliking the narrator made it difficult to persevere. HOWEVER. The end of the novel summarises it all to me - Tom went on this emotional journey and it made him realise he was those things. It made him realise he had to change. The fact he didn't make it to 100, he stopped at 99, because he realised she was the love of his life, and he didn't want to continue this vapid, pointless existence... It was clever, sweet, and emotional.
Side note - El and Phil are everything and I love them so much.