This book was very meh.

I’m not going to spend time comparing it to The Hate U Give, but I do think it’s worth noting that this feels as if it’s written by a different author. The plot is all over the place and a mess. While I knew in my head that there was something at stake for the character (primarily because the author told me so again and again) I did not FEEL like there was much at state. There was also tons of deus ex machina at play here which felt like lazy writing rather than an actual tool. (And no it didn’t matter that the author acknowledged this. It actually made it worse.)

Spoiler

Jay and Grandma’s miraculous reconciliation despite tons of fights, anyone?

Every character was one dimensional and showed no growth. There was no chemistry between any of the couples. There was little resolution to any of the problems.

It was messy and boring.