This was a book passed down to my from my cousin Kelsi (as many of my books are). She told me that it was a fun, easy read and that I would know the ending before I got there. I kept this in my mind the whole time I was reading, thinking I would know exactly what happened before the ending. Turns out, I had no idea. When we talked about it later, she couldn’t believe I didn’t see it coming. I honestly thought this book would turn out much differently; not giving too many spoilers, but I was convinced she would make a different choice in the end. It was so interesting to really feel her confusion and distress in making her choice; there really was no right or wrong answer to this dilemma she was in, which made it interesting to read. I kept asking myself what I would do in her situation and I honestly had no idea. I loved the family dynamics at play in this, mirroring some of my own. I loved watching how as an adult, how her parents treated her, with just enough guidance but not being overbearing. If I could have changed anything, I would love have loved more character development of the main character’s friendships. I also would have enjoyed missing the dynamic of the characters all knowing each other from high school, wishing it could have been a little less predictable in that way. Overall, it was an easy read and a calm read, after the scary book I read right before this (Shutter Island). I have heard that the audio version of this book was much better, and I’ve flagged the narrator of the book for future reference.
Should have seen that coming…
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Happy first review!
Yay! Welcome to CBR, cousin. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.