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A review by chloejen
Just as You Are by Camille Kellogg
1.0
(1.5) i am so aggressively in the majority i feel like this might be a me problem but oh boy. i really wanted to like this book. i really did. unfortunately, i didn’t.
this book is a prime example of why “show don’t tell” is generally advised… and not in the good way. people’s sexualities, races, and hobbies are pigeonholed into their introduction, making the characters one dimensional and the diversity feel forced. most of these labels were brought up once in their description and never again. it wasn’t a part of their character, it seemed like they were just tacked in for arbitrary diversity brownie points.
the main romance felt very two dimensional as well. i don’t think the “oh but she was into you this whole time” works very well in this scenarios because there were no hints up until then. it felt like they went from hating each other to professing their undying love to each other in a couple pages.
tldr nope not for me
this book is a prime example of why “show don’t tell” is generally advised… and not in the good way. people’s sexualities, races, and hobbies are pigeonholed into their introduction, making the characters one dimensional and the diversity feel forced. most of these labels were brought up once in their description and never again. it wasn’t a part of their character, it seemed like they were just tacked in for arbitrary diversity brownie points.
the main romance felt very two dimensional as well. i don’t think the “oh but she was into you this whole time” works very well in this scenarios because there were no hints up until then. it felt like they went from hating each other to professing their undying love to each other in a couple pages.
tldr nope not for me