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A review by patricktate7
Four Weeks, Five People by Jennifer Yu
2.0
2.5/5 stars
**no spoilers**
Unfortunately, this book fell really flat for me. I have been reading a lot of fantasy recently, and decided to pick up a contemporary to start my year. I was really interested in the premise of "Four Weeks, Five People" and there seemed to be a lot of representation of different mental health issues, which I was excited to read about!
Throughout the entire book, I felt as if the characters were clouded and I was unable to fully get to know them. This book is mainly character driven, which I am completely happy with; however, when the characters feel distant, this usually doesn't turn out well.
We follow five different characters throughout the story, but their "growth" felt extremely fast and not organic. The relationships between characters had little to no chemistry and I just did not care about any romance or friendships. I wish we followed one character through their experience at this mental health summer camp and were able to focus on one whole story, rather than five incomplete stories.
Also, because the book was so focused on characters, the "plot twist" ending fell extremely flat and I just felt distant from it.
**no spoilers**
Unfortunately, this book fell really flat for me. I have been reading a lot of fantasy recently, and decided to pick up a contemporary to start my year. I was really interested in the premise of "Four Weeks, Five People" and there seemed to be a lot of representation of different mental health issues, which I was excited to read about!
Throughout the entire book, I felt as if the characters were clouded and I was unable to fully get to know them. This book is mainly character driven, which I am completely happy with; however, when the characters feel distant, this usually doesn't turn out well.
We follow five different characters throughout the story, but their "growth" felt extremely fast and not organic. The relationships between characters had little to no chemistry and I just did not care about any romance or friendships. I wish we followed one character through their experience at this mental health summer camp and were able to focus on one whole story, rather than five incomplete stories.
Also, because the book was so focused on characters, the "plot twist" ending fell extremely flat and I just felt distant from it.