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bookshelf1792 's review for:
Before We Came
by Sloane St. James
Ugh. I really wanted to like this book! The first 50% was good and then it just got worse, and worse.
The things I liked:
1. The whole premise of Birdies history was fascinating!
2. the tropes - brothers best friend, hockey, he falls first, forced proximity have the potential to be all my favourite things
3. I definitely cried during her mom and daughter reunion.
And now for the things that I didn’t like
4. We really just glossed over the whole Lonantelling the media thing
5. The games they play with each other made me mad and had me rolling my eyes. Especially the whole Nikki thing at the end. Come on.
6. I felt like the inner diologue was confusing when contrasted with their actions. They were never together , but then thought a proposal was logical? Yelling I love you was romantic? They were only friends but sleeping together constantly? The back and forth and confusing nature of that pulled me right out of the story
7. Proposing while angry fucking back together? That really sealed the whole book as a flop for me.
8. I think there was depth to the characters, their story, and their relationship that was really missing.
The things I liked:
1. The whole premise of Birdies history was fascinating!
2. the tropes - brothers best friend, hockey, he falls first, forced proximity have the potential to be all my favourite things
3. I definitely cried during her mom and daughter reunion.
And now for the things that I didn’t like
4. We really just glossed over the whole Lonan
5. The games they play with each other made me mad and had me rolling my eyes. Especially the whole Nikki thing at the end. Come on.
6. I felt like the inner diologue was confusing when contrasted with their actions. They were never together , but then thought a proposal was logical? Yelling I love you was romantic? They were only friends but sleeping together constantly? The back and forth and confusing nature of that pulled me right out of the story
7. Proposing while angry fucking back together? That really sealed the whole book as a flop for me.
8. I think there was depth to the characters, their story, and their relationship that was really missing.