- On Sale April 10th, 2018 -
First of all, I think it started out REALLY strong. I was laughing in the very first few pages and I got an amazing sense of who our main character was. I liked her. I liked her love of food and her complicated home life and her diverse best friends. The premise was very unique as well. I have never encountered a book with a similar relationship dynamic before.
The writing was very introspective, focusing heavily on our main characters many, MANY feelings. I do feel like the author went a bit overboard on the emotions in this book. At times, it could be cloyingly sweet and repetitive. Near the end, it felt like the author was having a hard time letting the story go and finally wrapping it up. It felt overextended and just too much for how small the story really was in scope.
I can't say that I liked Luke. He was too "perfect" for my tastes. I was also kind of disappointed in the author's idea of what "poor" is. Jules was not poor. I'm poor. I don't have a car. She did. She may eat Ramen throughout the book, but she adds in a ton of semi expensive ingredients. She goes out to eat. She has a roof over her head, a cell phone, etc. She's not "poor". She just isn't rich, like her friends and former foster family.
Those things aside, this was still a good book and definitely worth reading. Just can't say it will be a book that will stay with me now that I'm done.