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A review by rdyourbookcase
City Love by Susane Colasanti
3.0
Well, nuts. I raced to read City Love so I could review the sequel via E-Galley, and I failed. The E-Galley EXPIRED. Oh, a book bloggers worst nightmare!
So at first the narration in the novel absolutely drove me crazy. I think it was too accurately reflecting teen girls’ voices. Once I got used to that, it was ok. I got the feeling that City Love was Susane Colasanti’s love letter to New York City. Additionally, the romance was a little too swoony and too easy. Overall, I would describe it as syrupy. While a grown woman (I suppose that’s what I am, even though it doesn’t feel like that) found it unrealistic and annoying, I think teen girls would love it. Honestly, I think it was written more for older teens, judging by the age of the characters and some of the content, but I have a feeling that younger teens would love it more. Basically, there’s a romantic storyline for almost every type of romance in this book. At the end, reality did come crashing down a little bit, but not so much that it would ruin the story for readers.
In general, I liked it well enough, and I’ll probably read the sequel, but teen girls really are the audience for City Love.
So at first the narration in the novel absolutely drove me crazy. I think it was too accurately reflecting teen girls’ voices. Once I got used to that, it was ok. I got the feeling that City Love was Susane Colasanti’s love letter to New York City. Additionally, the romance was a little too swoony and too easy. Overall, I would describe it as syrupy. While a grown woman (I suppose that’s what I am, even though it doesn’t feel like that) found it unrealistic and annoying, I think teen girls would love it. Honestly, I think it was written more for older teens, judging by the age of the characters and some of the content, but I have a feeling that younger teens would love it more. Basically, there’s a romantic storyline for almost every type of romance in this book. At the end, reality did come crashing down a little bit, but not so much that it would ruin the story for readers.
In general, I liked it well enough, and I’ll probably read the sequel, but teen girls really are the audience for City Love.