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A review by the_maxtasy
The Yearbook Committee by Sarah Ayoub
3.0
WHY DOES EVERY YA NOVEL THESE DAYS HAVE TO INVOLVE SOME MEDICAL EMERGENCY? If you couldn't tell, I have relatively strong feelings about the end of this book (I'll get to that later). Otherwise, this book was a relatively enjoyable, painless read. The characters are well fleshed out and reasonably well written, even if in some parts their extremes come across as exaggerations. The plot of the 5 strangers coming together to work on the yearbook was believable, and that side act tithe story was well chosen.
However, the end was abrupt, and it kind of ruined it for me. Gillian's entire character arc had a conclusion that wasn't believable and made no sense, other than a cautionary tale against the use of synthetic substances, and it wasn't a satisfying end to her story. Gillian was most likely the one who had to grow the most, yet she didn't even console with Charlie prior to her passing away. For this reason, this book was held back from a higher rating in my opinion.
However, the end was abrupt, and it kind of ruined it for me. Gillian's entire character arc had a conclusion that wasn't believable and made no sense, other than a cautionary tale against the use of synthetic substances, and it wasn't a satisfying end to her story. Gillian was most likely the one who had to grow the most, yet she didn't even console with Charlie prior to her passing away. For this reason, this book was held back from a higher rating in my opinion.