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A review by theamyleblanc
What If It's You? by Jilly Gagnon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 57%.
I know, I made it more than halfway through before stopping. Why didn't I just finish it?
It was at this point, and not a moment sooner, that Laurel thought she should talk to Ollie more seriously about her reservations regarding marriage and kids. We make it to 57% before she considers that option.
Like I found with Love You, Mean It, the synopsis is interesting but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
Laurel is not a very likable character. I don't need every character to be likable, but I do need to care about them. Laurel is privileged and self-centered and boring. Since this is told exclusively from Laurel's PoV, it's a lot of waffly monologues mixed with too much description. If she would just talk to Ollie and get a lot of therapy, we wouldn't need this story.
The pacing is better here but it doesn't make up for all the other areas where it's lacking. I liked the science-y bits and didn't think they were too hard to follow. They were the single bright spot in all this.
It could be good with work. There are some great themes to explore. The pacing is solid. The AltR premise is very interesting. But as it stands now, I don't care to see how this story ends.
Many thanks to NetGalley, Dell, and the author for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.
It was at this point, and not a moment sooner, that Laurel thought she should talk to Ollie more seriously about her reservations regarding marriage and kids. We make it to 57% before she considers that option.
Like I found with Love You, Mean It, the synopsis is interesting but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
Laurel is not a very likable character. I don't need every character to be likable, but I do need to care about them. Laurel is privileged and self-centered and boring. Since this is told exclusively from Laurel's PoV, it's a lot of waffly monologues mixed with too much description. If she would just talk to Ollie and get a lot of therapy, we wouldn't need this story.
The pacing is better here but it doesn't make up for all the other areas where it's lacking. I liked the science-y bits and didn't think they were too hard to follow. They were the single bright spot in all this.
It could be good with work. There are some great themes to explore. The pacing is solid. The AltR premise is very interesting. But as it stands now, I don't care to see how this story ends.
Many thanks to NetGalley, Dell, and the author for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.