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A review by charlie_x
Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz, Kat Helgeson
3.0
3.5
The first half of this book for me was 5 stars. I loved it and found it super relatable. Up Below reminded me a lot of Supernatural (and considering the authors' included Sam Winchester and Castiel in their favourite characters lists in the back of the book, I'm guessing this was a big influence) and I think they really nailed the tone and voice of people writing about fandom. I've read so many books that try to write teen-style blogs and completely fail at making it sound realistic, so I was really glad this book managed to do it successfully.
However, the second part of the book felt like a total 180 for me. This gets spoiler-y, so I'll hide it:
So overall, I really enjoyed it, but feel like the second half kind of let it down for me.
The first half of this book for me was 5 stars. I loved it and found it super relatable. Up Below reminded me a lot of Supernatural (and considering the authors' included Sam Winchester and Castiel in their favourite characters lists in the back of the book, I'm guessing this was a big influence) and I think they really nailed the tone and voice of people writing about fandom. I've read so many books that try to write teen-style blogs and completely fail at making it sound realistic, so I was really glad this book managed to do it successfully.
However, the second part of the book felt like a total 180 for me. This gets spoiler-y, so I'll hide it:
Spoiler
I felt like that accident came out of no where, and suddenly the whole tone of the book changed. I guess I should have realised more serious themes were going to crop up seeing as Gena's childhood hallucinations were a plot point, but it felt so sudden. And I really feet left hanging with that ending - I feel like Gena's last post (the fic) was meant to be some kind of closure, but it felt kind of abrupt to me. All I'm thinking is, what happened after? Did Gena get better? What happened with this Gena-Finn-Charlie situation they've got going on? I'm a little disappointed that the story didn't end with Gena and Finn getting together, but that's probably just because I like a good happy ending haha.So overall, I really enjoyed it, but feel like the second half kind of let it down for me.