sixofdragons 's review for:

Woke Up Like This: A Novel by Amy Lea

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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“Hate to break it to you, but adulthood is just a never-ending cycle of chores, obligations, googling how to fix stuff, and spending money on things you hate. Like sponges and dish detergent.” 


The first two thirds of the book went kind of slowly for me, but at the same time, it was an easy read from start to finish – overall it was a fast, fun read (I know this is kind of paradoxical – it was slow but it was fast… I don’t know what to tell you, though, that’s how it felt like). I was anxious!! Like, I wanted them to bond, to live their lives in the future instead of just panicking alone, isolating themselves, wishing to go back. I guess what happened was that it wasn’t intense and barely anything happened  – that’s why it felt kind of slow. The last third, however, was so intense, I was SEATED, on the edge of my seat, wanting for things to unravel and could not put the book down. The first two halves were kind of meh, like… lacked this intense feeling that is delivered later. (btw I cried a lot in the end)

“I’m the tertiary character. The overachieving mom-friend who takes care of everyone in the background but does zero to advance the plot.”