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A review by kate_ne_s
First & Then by Emma Mills
4.0
4.5/5 stars
This was book was damn-near perfect. The only thing I want is more- more at the end, more in the middle, more. And that’s not a criticism of Mills’ elaboration; her characters and story were fleshy and substantial. It is however a comment my own greed- more, please.
Devon is clambering over the uneven terrain of senior year at TS High, fending off a painful crush on her best friend, learning to be a sister and trying to come to terms with being nothing more than average, in the grand scheme of things.
In this YA contemporary novel, Emma Mills has us reevaluating what it means to be unremarkable. There’s the typical family drama, high school politics and- my favourite- romance of a YA contemporary, but none of it feels obligatory or stale.
First & Then comes to you highly recommended by a YA veteran. It’s a bombshell. It stands out in its rank. You need three variations on a motif to make it work but I don’t have another one and it was going badly anyway.
Read First & Then!
This was book was damn-near perfect. The only thing I want is more- more at the end, more in the middle, more. And that’s not a criticism of Mills’ elaboration; her characters and story were fleshy and substantial. It is however a comment my own greed- more, please.
Devon is clambering over the uneven terrain of senior year at TS High, fending off a painful crush on her best friend, learning to be a sister and trying to come to terms with being nothing more than average, in the grand scheme of things.
In this YA contemporary novel, Emma Mills has us reevaluating what it means to be unremarkable. There’s the typical family drama, high school politics and- my favourite- romance of a YA contemporary, but none of it feels obligatory or stale.
First & Then comes to you highly recommended by a YA veteran. It’s a bombshell. It stands out in its rank. You need three variations on a motif to make it work but I don’t have another one and it was going badly anyway.
Read First & Then!