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A review by alilbitofmonica
Never Planned on You by Lindsay Hameroff
4.25
This was such a highly anticipated read, after LOVING the first book and giving it 5 stars, I was chomping at the bit to get my hands on this one. And it was SUCH a fun story, with incredible and witty writing.
- Once again, this book throws every single pop culture reference at me, and they all seem perfectly tailored to who I am as a person. The Price is Right, Taylor Swift, One Direction, the list goes on and it's all amazing.
- Ali and Graham are such a fascinating duo - while we strictly see things from Ali's perspective, I do feel like we get a really nice glimpse into Graham enough to piece things together as the story unfolds.
- This romance has some very complicated dynamics and at first, I wasn't sure where we were gonna go, but I charged forward and was not disappointed with the way some of the really tricky matters were handled. The secrecy was so intense and I loved it.
- Claire was such a fun character, and her lovability really made things more... complicated? But I love the kind of wrench this threw into things.
- I love Graham and his Bob Barker vibes, okay??
- Sarah was horrible for so much of the book and she kind of gets redemption but it felt a little forced. But I'm all for family growth.
- Here's where I'm still unsure how to feel: the final 25% of the book was a rollercoaster. Lots of truths revealed, lots of drama, and I feel like so much of it was handled well (as well as could be given the circumstances). BUT Ali was slightly irritating throughout the process, I feel like her approach to the resolution was stiff and hard to understand given her stance on everything throughout the entirety of the book.
Thank you to Lindsay Hameroff and St. Martin's Press for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
- Once again, this book throws every single pop culture reference at me, and they all seem perfectly tailored to who I am as a person. The Price is Right, Taylor Swift, One Direction, the list goes on and it's all amazing.
- Ali and Graham are such a fascinating duo - while we strictly see things from Ali's perspective, I do feel like we get a really nice glimpse into Graham enough to piece things together as the story unfolds.
- This romance has some very complicated dynamics and at first, I wasn't sure where we were gonna go, but I charged forward and was not disappointed with the way some of the really tricky matters were handled. The secrecy was so intense and I loved it.
- Claire was such a fun character, and her lovability really made things more... complicated? But I love the kind of wrench this threw into things.
- I love Graham and his Bob Barker vibes, okay??
- Sarah was horrible for so much of the book and she kind of gets redemption but it felt a little forced. But I'm all for family growth.
- Here's where I'm still unsure how to feel: the final 25% of the book was a rollercoaster. Lots of truths revealed, lots of drama, and I feel like so much of it was handled well (as well as could be given the circumstances). BUT Ali was slightly irritating throughout the process, I feel like her approach to the resolution was stiff and hard to understand given her stance on everything throughout the entirety of the book.
Thank you to Lindsay Hameroff and St. Martin's Press for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.