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Some Other Now by Sarah Everett
3.0
I really enjoyed this. Usually when I listen to an audiobook, I tend to space out at times especially if the narrator is boring. Luckily, the narrator of this book was really engaging. I found this story really similar to The Summer I've Turned Pretty. Well not the exact story but the characters. A girl torn between two brothers. Said girl grew up with them since the brothers mother was her surrogate mother. Other than that, this was much enjoyable than those book series.
I found myself more engaged with the mental health, and serious aspects of the book rather than the love triangle. I liked Luke at first but I can't get over the way he treated Jessi at the party. I understand he was hurting but the way he talked to Jessi was really disgusting and I didn't think his apology was that sincere. The love triangle wasn't written well. Throughout the then and now chapters, all we see of Jessi is how crazy she is of Luke. There were no hints that she had/maybe had feelings for Rowan. I suspected that Rowan had feelings for her but I don't believe Jessi returned his feelings. I just felt like the love triangle was just there for the sake of drama which I didn't really like.
This book is really sad. The deaths of Rowan and Mel were so sad. I know Mel was going to die since she was sick but it was still heartbreaking when it happened. Many scenes in this book were tear jerkers and I was honestly sad after finishing it. Jessi was a very likable protagonist. Sometimes she can be a bit frustrating but it's understandable. I would've rated this a bit higher if some scenes in the novel didn't drag and if there was a bit more buildup between Rowan/Jessi. I wished we got to see more of their friendship. Sometimes it felt like Jessi was all about Mel and Luke. But then again Rowan was acting distant towards her. Overall, this was a equally heartbreaking and enjoyable book.
I found myself more engaged with the mental health, and serious aspects of the book rather than the love triangle. I liked Luke at first but I can't get over the way he treated Jessi at the party. I understand he was hurting but the way he talked to Jessi was really disgusting and I didn't think his apology was that sincere. The love triangle wasn't written well. Throughout the then and now chapters, all we see of Jessi is how crazy she is of Luke. There were no hints that she had/maybe had feelings for Rowan. I suspected that Rowan had feelings for her but I don't believe Jessi returned his feelings. I just felt like the love triangle was just there for the sake of drama which I didn't really like.
This book is really sad. The deaths of Rowan and Mel were so sad. I know Mel was going to die since she was sick but it was still heartbreaking when it happened. Many scenes in this book were tear jerkers and I was honestly sad after finishing it. Jessi was a very likable protagonist. Sometimes she can be a bit frustrating but it's understandable. I would've rated this a bit higher if some scenes in the novel didn't drag and if there was a bit more buildup between Rowan/Jessi. I wished we got to see more of their friendship. Sometimes it felt like Jessi was all about Mel and Luke. But then again Rowan was acting distant towards her. Overall, this was a equally heartbreaking and enjoyable book.