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A review by jackbailey
Beatle Meets Destiny by Gabrielle Williams
3.0
This was a very quick read, the book only being 291 pages long, but it was also very interesting. It is set in Melbourne, Australia and features a lot of well known places in that area. The book shifts between two viewpoints, Beatle’s and Destiny’s, and focuses on their relationship over the course of a few months months. Something I really liked about this book was the fact that the main events of the novel took place over three different days: Friday the 13th of February; Friday the 13th of March; and Friday the 13th of November. I also loved how their were little short stories/interviews interlaced throughout the book that tied very nicely together at the end.
Beatle, I found to be a bit of an irritating character, but he was bearable. The character that interested me the most however was Beatle’s mother. Somewhat of a hippie and obsessed with Horoscopes and superstitions, she added a very intriguing factor to the story. It was interesting to see what became of a person who relied so heavily on signs and astrology and how she managed to incorporate them into her’s, and her children’s, everyday lives. Beatles life is largely impacted by the decisions he makes as a result of this.
Although the ending was abrupt, and I felt like the matter with the stalker was brushed aside, it was satisfying. Beatles transformation as a character was interesting to witness and most things tied together nicely.
The formatting of the novel was really unique and it gave the book a nice touch. On the page that marked the start of each new chapter, rings like that left by a coffee cup were present. And on the first page of a new short story the page was decorated with the same slanted lines that appear on the book’s cover. I thought this was a nice little extra.
Overall Beatle Meets Destiny was a good romance/young-adult book. It had an interesting plot and was just a fun and light read. However there could have been more character development and, as I said before, the ending was abrupt.
Beatle, I found to be a bit of an irritating character, but he was bearable. The character that interested me the most however was Beatle’s mother. Somewhat of a hippie and obsessed with Horoscopes and superstitions, she added a very intriguing factor to the story. It was interesting to see what became of a person who relied so heavily on signs and astrology and how she managed to incorporate them into her’s, and her children’s, everyday lives. Beatles life is largely impacted by the decisions he makes as a result of this.
Although the ending was abrupt, and I felt like the matter with the stalker was brushed aside, it was satisfying. Beatles transformation as a character was interesting to witness and most things tied together nicely.
The formatting of the novel was really unique and it gave the book a nice touch. On the page that marked the start of each new chapter, rings like that left by a coffee cup were present. And on the first page of a new short story the page was decorated with the same slanted lines that appear on the book’s cover. I thought this was a nice little extra.
Overall Beatle Meets Destiny was a good romance/young-adult book. It had an interesting plot and was just a fun and light read. However there could have been more character development and, as I said before, the ending was abrupt.