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A review by lynnedf
Someone Just Like You by Meredith Schorr
2.0
Thank you Netgalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the ARC in return for an honest review.
I had high hopes for "Someone Just Like You" and I'm going to just put it out there... I was disappointed.
Molly and Jude - grew up next door to one another. Their parents are best friends, they are both the youngest of three, and they have hated one another since they were six years old.
Jump 20 years later - and Molly and Jude are tasked with finding a location for the party their siblings are planning to celebrate both set of parents wedding anniversaries. And so begins the pranks, teasing and 100% obnoxious behaviour.
The entire book is told through Molly's perspective and I think that is one of the reasons I got annoyed with it. I did not find Molly a sympathetic character - she seemed stuck in the past. Without giving any of the plot away - her reaction to a family situation; even her attitude towards work - all of it felt juvenile. I KNOW that she is supposed to be a goody-goody two shoes, but I felt like there was no self development/ taking accountability for her actions.
SIgh.
I really dislike leaving a negative review, but I just didn't jive with these characters or with this story.
Sorry! This could also simply be a me thing and not a book thing.
I had high hopes for "Someone Just Like You" and I'm going to just put it out there... I was disappointed.
Molly and Jude - grew up next door to one another. Their parents are best friends, they are both the youngest of three, and they have hated one another since they were six years old.
Jump 20 years later - and Molly and Jude are tasked with finding a location for the party their siblings are planning to celebrate both set of parents wedding anniversaries. And so begins the pranks, teasing and 100% obnoxious behaviour.
The entire book is told through Molly's perspective and I think that is one of the reasons I got annoyed with it. I did not find Molly a sympathetic character - she seemed stuck in the past. Without giving any of the plot away - her reaction to a family situation; even her attitude towards work - all of it felt juvenile. I KNOW that she is supposed to be a goody-goody two shoes, but I felt like there was no self development/ taking accountability for her actions.
SIgh.
I really dislike leaving a negative review, but I just didn't jive with these characters or with this story.
Sorry! This could also simply be a me thing and not a book thing.