Happy Monday, y'all! How's your day going? Mine's been just lovely, seeing as how it's been school-free (yay, summer break!) and has also involved me playing Olivia Rodrigo's new release 'good 4 u' over and over and over again so as to fully allow it to seep into every crevice of my brain. I also started watching The Great British Baking Show last week and I am so obsessed; it's a strange mixture of therapeutic and with a dash of stressful (like omg don't do that to your bread that's such a bad idea!!!) and I'm here for every second of it. Today I'm here with my review of We Are Inevitable by Gayle Forman. I'd like to thank Penguin Teen and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review! Now let's get talking about this book! Synopsis/Book Information
My ReviewI started this book with hopeful expectations (I mean, it centers around a bookstore), but unfortunately I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I would've liked to. Don't get me wrong: the bookstore element of this book was fabulous. But...that was kind of the only thing I enjoyed about it. All of the characters (aside from the carpenters, especially Ike, and maybe Chad?) annoyed me a lot; I can't say I liked any of them very much. They all seemed very wrapped up in themselves and couldn't see things from anyone else's perspective. If there had been a bit of empathy thrown around, that would've been nice, but nope. Aaron in particular aggravated me with how judgmental and prejudiced he was of most people. Like, buddy, there's such a thing as second chances. People change. Don't immediately discount them because you think they're trying to screw you over even though they're actually doing nice things for you!
I did really enjoy reading about the bookstore renovation. Ike and his band of carpenters were really amusing characters, and I thought it was so sweet that they wanted to help fix up the bookstore. Ike in particular was actually quite the complex character; it was interesting to learn more about him throughout the book. His funny little sayings were hilarious and definitely one of the best parts of the book. I also liked Chad's character for the most part. I felt like he had some nice character development and was a generally nice guy. He was so invested in the bookstore, and I really liked what happened with him and the bookstore in the end. I honestly felt like Aaron wasn't anywhere near a good enough friend for him; Chad kept trying to do good things for him, and Aaron didn't seem to appreciate it much. Also, whatever the romance was in this book...I didn't like it. I mean, Aaron was so fixated on the fact that he and Hannah were inevitable, and after hearing about their inevitability one too many times I was completely over it. The first time, it seemed rather iconic; the fifth time and counting just my brain feel like melting out. Their romance was just a bit too dramatic for my liking. Too much angst and turmoil and whiny longing. Not my cup of tea. Overall, I think it's a shame that it took 250ish pages for Aaron to be insightful and realize that he's the one messing up his own life and hurting the people around him. It seemed pretty glaringly obvious to me from the start, but alas. I sadly wasn't a fan of this book and gave it Two Stars ⭐️⭐️. Have you read We Are Inevitable? And if so, what did you think of it? Let me know in the comments!
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