A review by krissssofia
The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka

emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The first two chapters had me hooked and I didn't think twice when I took this with me to checkout. But when I got home and continued reading, it felt like I had been tricked by the cute cover and intriguing summary. The characters didn't feel whole; they felt like people without faces. The beginning did a good job capturing the idea of them, but by the end of the book I didn't know who they were. There were many opportunities to dive deeper into both of the main lead's fears and have them properly addressed, but they were only just briefly mentioned when convenient. Their relationship strongly lacked foundation to the point where I couldn't see why they liked each other, or why anyone would like them. They were both so self centered and all I could confidently say was that Nate liked the idea of Kat and Kat liked the way Nate saw her, but they didn't truly like each other as people. This book had so much potential :(