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A review by iahp_mom
Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick, Suzanne Young
2.0
There are two things you should know about this book.
1. The blurb inside is a bit deceptive. It makes it sound as if this is a "Sliding Doors" kind of plot, where somehow time splits at a single decision and at the end the main character will have to choose which life to live. This is not the case at all. In fact the point of the entire book is that although our choices affect our lives and characters in many ways, we will end up "where we need to be" regardless of those choices. That seems a bit like crap to me. The idea seems to be that we have free will, but that fate will push us back to where we are "meant to be." This is offensive to those that work hard for their success, depressing for those whose lives are full of horrid circumstances, and self defeating to those that make bad choices. What's the point of working hard, making good decisions, or trying to overcome if your outcome is the same either way?
2. There is an unexpected sex scene more than halfway through the book. The story goes from young teen appropriate, to sex in 0 to 60. This wouldn't be such a big deal if there was anything in the description or even in the first few chapters to warn you that questionable content was coming up. The scene itself is not overtly graphic, but the aftermath is both profound in how it affects the main character's self worth, but also disappointing in how it is treated as just one of those things that happens.
1. The blurb inside is a bit deceptive. It makes it sound as if this is a "Sliding Doors" kind of plot, where somehow time splits at a single decision and at the end the main character will have to choose which life to live. This is not the case at all. In fact the point of the entire book is that although our choices affect our lives and characters in many ways, we will end up "where we need to be" regardless of those choices. That seems a bit like crap to me. The idea seems to be that we have free will, but that fate will push us back to where we are "meant to be." This is offensive to those that work hard for their success, depressing for those whose lives are full of horrid circumstances, and self defeating to those that make bad choices. What's the point of working hard, making good decisions, or trying to overcome if your outcome is the same either way?
2. There is an unexpected sex scene more than halfway through the book. The story goes from young teen appropriate, to sex in 0 to 60. This wouldn't be such a big deal if there was anything in the description or even in the first few chapters to warn you that questionable content was coming up. The scene itself is not overtly graphic, but the aftermath is both profound in how it affects the main character's self worth, but also disappointing in how it is treated as just one of those things that happens.