A review by sincerelykiwi
The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I by Carolyn Mackler

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Personally, this one didn’t live up to The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big around Things. The timeline was weird because we went from 2003 to 2018. I wish the author would’ve stayed with the original timeframe because it caused continuity errors for me.

Her parents and her brother were, once again, the focus of this story. At least that’s how it felt. It was realistic in that when SA happens it doesn’t just affect the people involved but everyone else too. With that being said, I thought it was incredibly weird that Virginia, the sibling of the accused,  started a romance with the Sebastian, victim’s sibling. I didn’t like that, it was too much. 

I may need a third book just to kind of wrap up Virginia’s last couple years of high school.