misshappyapples 's review for:

The Futures by Anna Pitoniak

4.0

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I love post-graduation New York books. You know, when the character graduates college and moves to New York and flails around for awhile because they have no idea what to do with their lives except move to this metropolis that they think will change them. I love those. And I found this on a list of post-grad New York books (I swear it's a whole genre). But this wasn't exactly what I was expecting. It was the story of a couple who probably aren't going to make it. A long breakup that spans pretty much the whole book. At first I kind of groaned and wasn't sure I wanted to continue because it was pretty bleak at times, and also I couldn't find a hard copy and had to Kindle this (bleh). But in the end I really sort of loved this. It was very well done and probably one of the most accurate growing up tales I've ever read. Mistakes are made, relationships tested, family leaned on, but ultimately there is the hope that, even if the journey is painful, it will take us to where we need to be.