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A review by monarchbooks
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
⚠️⚠️⚠️ WARNING: Do not read when hungry.
Thank you to NetGalley, Casey McQuiston, and St. Martin's Griffin for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review (Unpaid).
How do I describe this book in more than one word? It is simply art. Food and music and poetry and literature and film and wine and food (yes I know I said it twice) and nature and paintings and sculptures and the human body and carbs, so many carbs - art is infused in every single sentence - it consumed me. I underlined so many sentences to share with my best friend when this book releases because I need her to be consumed by this masterpiece as well.
On the craft of writing, I would like to applaud Casey McQuiston for their detailed descriptions of literally everything but also for being able to write two so similiar but also so utterly unique point of views in this novel. I was worried when it switched to Kit's pov, it would sound too similiar, but it DIDN'T. I was amazed really. On a similiar note: WHAT A FANTASTIC CAST OF CHARACTERS. So distinct, so easy to obsess over, so many beautiful faces and voices and minds to love.
Thank you to NetGalley, Casey McQuiston, and St. Martin's Griffin for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review (Unpaid).
How do I describe this book in more than one word? It is simply art. Food and music and poetry and literature and film and wine and food (yes I know I said it twice) and nature and paintings and sculptures and the human body and carbs, so many carbs - art is infused in every single sentence - it consumed me. I underlined so many sentences to share with my best friend when this book releases because I need her to be consumed by this masterpiece as well.
On the craft of writing, I would like to applaud Casey McQuiston for their detailed descriptions of literally everything but also for being able to write two so similiar but also so utterly unique point of views in this novel. I was worried when it switched to Kit's pov, it would sound too similiar, but it DIDN'T. I was amazed really. On a similiar note: WHAT A FANTASTIC CAST OF CHARACTERS. So distinct, so easy to obsess over, so many beautiful faces and voices and minds to love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit