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A review by ashley_mrose530
When You Least Expect It by Haley Cass
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I am honestly really disappointed in this book. I loved Those Who Wait so much so I wanted to try other books by the same author, but I guess this one was not the one to try.
First of all, the writing was very much telling rather than showing, especially at the beginning. It seemed to be rushing throughout the book rather than being slow and developing things well. The beginning of the book went from one plot point to the next rather than developing the main character and setting up her motivations, desires, dreams, or even her past. I felt like I got no details about her at all.
Speaking of character development, there was next to none. I know that Caroline is a lawyer and that seemed to be her only personality trait. The only thing that was shown about her fairly well was that she liked kids. That was actually developed naturally and shown to us. I couldn't tell what her flaws were or what she needed to work on herself. I really don't know why this book was from her point of view at all. Because there were no flaws, there was also no growth for her and that was a huge issue with this book. I felt like Hannah had more character development and even growth than our POV character did which is very disappointing.
All around I'm very upset about this book. I almost DNF'd it but decided not to because I did like Hannah and the slow burn of the relationship. Probably the only redeeming qualities here unfortunately.
First of all, the writing was very much telling rather than showing, especially at the beginning. It seemed to be rushing throughout the book rather than being slow and developing things well. The beginning of the book went from one plot point to the next rather than developing the main character and setting up her motivations, desires, dreams, or even her past. I felt like I got no details about her at all.
Speaking of character development, there was next to none. I know that Caroline is a lawyer and that seemed to be her only personality trait. The only thing that was shown about her fairly well was that she liked kids. That was actually developed naturally and shown to us. I couldn't tell what her flaws were or what she needed to work on herself. I really don't know why this book was from her point of view at all. Because there were no flaws, there was also no growth for her and that was a huge issue with this book. I felt like Hannah had more character development and even growth than our POV character did which is very disappointing.
All around I'm very upset about this book. I almost DNF'd it but decided not to because I did like Hannah and the slow burn of the relationship. Probably the only redeeming qualities here unfortunately.