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A review by samanthaburcham
The Upside of Falling Down by Rebekah Crane
4.0
So I saw a lot of reviews calling this book both “predictable” and “boring”. Both of these I half-disagree with, maybe I’m just still old enough to enjoy YA novels or maybe there is some other reason, I am not quite sure.
I throughly enjoyed this book but felt the characters were both slightly annoying at some points…but for the most part understandably, and more relatable rather than not.
I absolutely got annoyed with Clementine at some points where she would be overly emotion at unnecessary points but I think her character was going through a lot throughout the course of this book which justifies some of her actions and builds a bit more on her character.
I did really like Kieran and his character and while I found his like “backstory” to be a bit cringe, I still enjoyed him as a character. I think it was interesting how they tied him back to her past before the plane crash, while it was done sloppily, I enjoyed the idea of it.
The lying near the end between Kieran and Clementine was a bit blood boiling especially after you find out the truth but it makes sense. And you understand Kieran’s outbursts and coldness towards her in the end.
Overall it was a good book, it’s a nice light read if you want something short & happy, but could’ve done with some better backstory writing and more planning towards the end to make it a bit less predictable!
I throughly enjoyed this book but felt the characters were both slightly annoying at some points…but for the most part understandably, and more relatable rather than not.
I absolutely got annoyed with Clementine at some points where she would be overly emotion at unnecessary points but I think her character was going through a lot throughout the course of this book which justifies some of her actions and builds a bit more on her character.
I did really like Kieran and his character and while I found his like “backstory” to be a bit cringe, I still enjoyed him as a character. I think it was interesting how they tied him back to her past before the plane crash, while it was done sloppily, I enjoyed the idea of it.
The lying near the end between Kieran and Clementine was a bit blood boiling especially after you find out the truth but it makes sense. And you understand Kieran’s outbursts and coldness towards her in the end.
Overall it was a good book, it’s a nice light read if you want something short & happy, but could’ve done with some better backstory writing and more planning towards the end to make it a bit less predictable!