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A review by reeyabeegale
Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith
3.0
It was good, a quick and easy read. It’s light though it touches a bit on grief, but just barely so for the most part, it’s a “feel-good” kind of book.
I don’t remember reading any book that revolves around a train ride/trip (almost like a cruise), and I did enjoy it though it didn’t really paint a vivid picture of how it works and how it exactly looks/feels like.
Also, it’s insta-love (which honestly is a common theme for contemporary YAs) and a “meet-cute” novel. As I have said and realized in the couple YA contemporary books I’ve read this year, I outgrew the genre and have started to see how flawed insta-love is. I know stories like this are not exactly meant to be taken “seriously” or reflected as real life situations, I also do know that they can happen in real life but rarely as smooth as most peg it out to be.
This was originally a 2.5-star read until 10% towards the end of the book, where the supposedly “goals” of both characters for taking the trip, unfolded or discussed fully. There was depth in this novel that was not overdone, which was the aspect I enjoyed a lot — it was the right amount of reflection and perception of life & things.
I don’t remember reading any book that revolves around a train ride/trip (almost like a cruise), and I did enjoy it though it didn’t really paint a vivid picture of how it works and how it exactly looks/feels like.
Also, it’s insta-love (which honestly is a common theme for contemporary YAs) and a “meet-cute” novel. As I have said and realized in the couple YA contemporary books I’ve read this year, I outgrew the genre and have started to see how flawed insta-love is. I know stories like this are not exactly meant to be taken “seriously” or reflected as real life situations, I also do know that they can happen in real life but rarely as smooth as most peg it out to be.
This was originally a 2.5-star read until 10% towards the end of the book, where the supposedly “goals” of both characters for taking the trip, unfolded or discussed fully. There was depth in this novel that was not overdone, which was the aspect I enjoyed a lot — it was the right amount of reflection and perception of life & things.