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Better Together by Christine Riccio
Did not finish book.
1.0
DNF at 70 pages.
Siri is a ballet dancer and injures her back and cannot do ballet anymore. She doesn’t know what else to do with her life. Her mom forces her to go on a retreat that is about rediscovering yourself. This retreat takes place in Colorado. Jamie is an aspiring stand up comedian and she bombs a gig. She has to move back in with her grandmother and her grandmother tells her to either go to the retreat or get therapy. She decides on going to the retreat. That’s how Siri and Jamie end up at the same place running into each other. This book is Freaky Friday meets The Parent Trap with some magic sprinkled in.
First of all, I loved Again, But Better and was so excited to be approved for this book on Netgalley. I have to say this definitely has a good plot line and the right idea. Now, the execution was bad. The characters are one dimensional and annoying. Christine creates the girls doing the opposite of one another. Siri doesn’t curse, but uses the words such as excrement and intercourse, while Jamie is swearing like a sailor on every page. Also, can we say, couldn’t have Christine picked other words other than excrement or intercourse to convey Siri doesn’t curse? There are so many other non-curse words to choose from. Then, Siri doesn’t think Jamie is real and was an imaginary friend and ends up thinking Jamie could be a ghost. I think the execution on why the sisters were separated was weird and silly. I really, really don’t recommend this book.
Siri is a ballet dancer and injures her back and cannot do ballet anymore. She doesn’t know what else to do with her life. Her mom forces her to go on a retreat that is about rediscovering yourself. This retreat takes place in Colorado. Jamie is an aspiring stand up comedian and she bombs a gig. She has to move back in with her grandmother and her grandmother tells her to either go to the retreat or get therapy. She decides on going to the retreat. That’s how Siri and Jamie end up at the same place running into each other. This book is Freaky Friday meets The Parent Trap with some magic sprinkled in.
First of all, I loved Again, But Better and was so excited to be approved for this book on Netgalley. I have to say this definitely has a good plot line and the right idea. Now, the execution was bad. The characters are one dimensional and annoying. Christine creates the girls doing the opposite of one another. Siri doesn’t curse, but uses the words such as excrement and intercourse, while Jamie is swearing like a sailor on every page. Also, can we say, couldn’t have Christine picked other words other than excrement or intercourse to convey Siri doesn’t curse? There are so many other non-curse words to choose from. Then, Siri doesn’t think Jamie is real and was an imaginary friend and ends up thinking Jamie could be a ghost. I think the execution on why the sisters were separated was weird and silly. I really, really don’t recommend this book.