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A review by julievandemoere
Night Owls and Summer Skies by Rebecca Sullivan
3.0
I was provided with an advanced reader copy e-book by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Well, my review is very honest.. and a bit harsh so maybe don't read it if you absolutely loved this book.
This book would have been good if it wasn't all over the place. Don't get me wrong, I liked everything separately, just not together. There were too many plots in this story and all of them were just overshadowed by the romance. The story was full of plot holes, for example her best friend who she just breaks up with and that's it, she never talks to her again and she gets mentioned maybe twice after that? Then there's Lauren, who could've been such a great add-on to this story, but she also disappeared after a while. What I'm trying to say is that I was constantly given interesting characters and stories with a lot of potential, but that's where it ended. There was so much potential but it just didn't happen.
Most of all, Emma just got rid of her trauma in 3, 2, 1? I find it odd that a girl with depression, anxiety and trauma only thinks about it sporadically (and even then, it's mostly as a "oh I'm in the woods and I'm not scared"). As someone with traumas and anxiety, I found this a bit unrealistic.
The story just would've been so much better if the author focused on a few plots and really worked them out.
I gave the book 3 stars because of the potential it had, the writing was decent and the ending was good. I feel like it was the only part of the book that wasn't rushed.
I'm sure this book can entertain a lot of people, maybe it's just me, but it took me 4 months to read it and I really had to force myself. Maybe I would've enjoyed it when I was 16 on Wattpad figuring out my sexuality and ignoring all other plots except for the girlxgirl romance.
However, if the author came out with a sequel about Emma and Vivian I would probably read it, they're cute and I would give the author a second chance.
Well, my review is very honest.. and a bit harsh so maybe don't read it if you absolutely loved this book.
This book would have been good if it wasn't all over the place. Don't get me wrong, I liked everything separately, just not together. There were too many plots in this story and all of them were just overshadowed by the romance. The story was full of plot holes, for example her best friend who she just breaks up with and that's it, she never talks to her again and she gets mentioned maybe twice after that? Then there's Lauren, who could've been such a great add-on to this story, but she also disappeared after a while. What I'm trying to say is that I was constantly given interesting characters and stories with a lot of potential, but that's where it ended. There was so much potential but it just didn't happen.
Most of all, Emma just got rid of her trauma in 3, 2, 1? I find it odd that a girl with depression, anxiety and trauma only thinks about it sporadically (and even then, it's mostly as a "oh I'm in the woods and I'm not scared"). As someone with traumas and anxiety, I found this a bit unrealistic.
The story just would've been so much better if the author focused on a few plots and really worked them out.
I gave the book 3 stars because of the potential it had, the writing was decent and the ending was good. I feel like it was the only part of the book that wasn't rushed.
I'm sure this book can entertain a lot of people, maybe it's just me, but it took me 4 months to read it and I really had to force myself. Maybe I would've enjoyed it when I was 16 on Wattpad figuring out my sexuality and ignoring all other plots except for the girlxgirl romance.
However, if the author came out with a sequel about Emma and Vivian I would probably read it, they're cute and I would give the author a second chance.