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katie_is_dreaming's review against another edition
Rating: 7/10
This was kind of adorable, honestly. I’d heard about it on BookTube and added it to my TBR possibilities list because it sounded fun. I didn’t absolutely love it, but it was a nice light read.
The story centres around two people in college who like each other, but have various issues communicating that to each other. What sets this story apart is the fact that their story is told by various onlookers on the situation. One is their creative writing teacher, another is the male lead’s brother, another is the bus driver. It’s not just human onlookers, though: there’s also an acorn-hunting squirrel, and even the bench the characters sit on.
Yes, it’s a bit silly, but I found it a nice light read. It was funny in places. There’s also disability rep in the one of the characters is partially deaf.
Not my favourite thing ever, but I’m glad I read it.
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This was kind of adorable, honestly. I’d heard about it on BookTube and added it to my TBR possibilities list because it sounded fun. I didn’t absolutely love it, but it was a nice light read.
The story centres around two people in college who like each other, but have various issues communicating that to each other. What sets this story apart is the fact that their story is told by various onlookers on the situation. One is their creative writing teacher, another is the male lead’s brother, another is the bus driver. It’s not just human onlookers, though: there’s also an acorn-hunting squirrel, and even the bench the characters sit on.
Yes, it’s a bit silly, but I found it a nice light read. It was funny in places. There’s also disability rep in the one of the characters is partially deaf.
Not my favourite thing ever, but I’m glad I read it.
Blog: awonderfulbook.com | Instagram: katiemotenbooks | Twitter: katiemotenbooks
thebeautyofliterature's review against another edition
4.0
Read this book without letting go of it for the Booktube-A-Thon challenge.
I loved this, it's very cute and swoon-worthy!!
I loved this, it's very cute and swoon-worthy!!
rachstuds's review against another edition
5.0
I finished this book in one sitting. I love a cute, adorable rom com type story, which this book fits to a T. It’s the kind of love that makes you kick your feet and giggle at how adorable. The way it is structured is so unique to other books I’ve read, and really enjoyed how other characters’ points of view were written. Even the squirrel. Adorable book that’ll melt your heart.
mmstraus10's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Intriguing, weird good?
oracleofdusk's review against another edition
4.0
This is such a sweet book. It is so cute and so awkward, and it makes me feel better about my checkered love history. I really liked it, and it made great, easy reading on my flight!
vistars's review against another edition
1.0
(ALL JOKES HERE, Y'ALL; please don't think too much of it)
On January 6th, 2021, I thought I had witnessed peak white privilege when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol with minimal resistance and consequence.
But then I read this book.
Nothing is whiter (and more bland) than this shit right here. Not even a polar bear eating mayo-slathered wonder bread in a blizzard.
I suppose the main female love interest, Azalea Fong, was supposed to add a little ~ spice ~ by being Asian, but just like the North Thurston Public Schools in Washington, I only see her as white.
Oh, and also, as a means/therapist for the main male love interest, (dude I literally forgot his name, Ryan?) GABE , to cure his "trauma," which reeks of more internalized ableism than Sia's movie, Music.
The problem is that since the author is trying to incorporate so many POVs, she has to justify why so many people (and a bench and a squirrel) are interested in the most vanilla couple created since vanilla extract and vanilla bean, the pick-me-girl energy made me think I was in an early 2000s high school. And the abhorrent slut-shaming made me wonder if I was actually reading a Mary Sue parody fanfiction.
Every single character in this book had the exact same voice. Because also, guess what! Adding exclamation points! Does not! Change how a person speaks! If you all! Speak with the same condescending tone! ^_^
Absolutely no personality from any character. A one-day old newborn baby has more personality than the entire book combined.
Actually, a fetus has more personality because at least it causes controversy.
Since this is the first book I read this year, I can only say: 2021 can only go up from here, right?
On January 6th, 2021, I thought I had witnessed peak white privilege when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol with minimal resistance and consequence.
But then I read this book.
Nothing is whiter (and more bland) than this shit right here. Not even a polar bear eating mayo-slathered wonder bread in a blizzard.
I suppose the main female love interest, Azalea Fong, was supposed to add a little ~ spice ~ by being Asian, but just like the North Thurston Public Schools in Washington, I only see her as white.
Oh, and also, as a means/therapist for the main male love interest, (dude I literally forgot his name, Ryan?) GABE , to cure his "trauma," which reeks of more internalized ableism than Sia's movie, Music.
The problem is that since the author is trying to incorporate so many POVs, she has to justify why so many people (and a bench and a squirrel) are interested in the most vanilla couple created since vanilla extract and vanilla bean, the pick-me-girl energy made me think I was in an early 2000s high school. And the abhorrent slut-shaming made me wonder if I was actually reading a Mary Sue parody fanfiction.
Every single character in this book had the exact same voice. Because also, guess what! Adding exclamation points! Does not! Change how a person speaks! If you all! Speak with the same condescending tone! ^_^
Absolutely no personality from any character. A one-day old newborn baby has more personality than the entire book combined.
Actually, a fetus has more personality because at least it causes controversy.
Since this is the first book I read this year, I can only say: 2021 can only go up from here, right?
ashction's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars overall. Debating whether or not I want to keep this book, for reasons I'll later explain.
I read this in about four hours or so, give or take a half hour. It was cute, it was light, and it gave me feels, but the novel itself wasn't anything I really want to get worked up about.
Honestly, I bought this book on a complete whim. Apparently it had been sitting on my to-read shelf here on Goodreads for so long that I had no idea I'd ever seen it before when I ran into at Target one day. When I saw it, I was drawn in by the adorable cover, despite my lack of love for 98% shades of pink, and by the description. Based on those two things, the book reminded me of a happier Eleanor and Park. I love YA romance too much as it is, so naturally it made its way into my shopping cart when Christmas rolled around. And while A Little Something More is definitely chock full of a feels worthy relationship (and that can be plural, too, because the friends of Gabe and Lea seemed to have chemistry, too), it is not one of my favorite YA romance novels that I've ever picked up.
I was completely unaware of the fourteen different viewpoints before picking this book up today. I'm not sure if I ever knew, or if I just blocked that one fact from my mind like I'm well known to do. I don't have a problem with it, nor did I find it poorly done. In fact, it was actually extremely well done compared to my expectations of it. Would I have personally preferred to read it from the narrator's points of view? Yes, of course. You typically get those raw, first and/or most intense feelings directly from their perspectives, which is something I really missed in this book. And while I had to suspend some of my beliefs (for example, I fully sympathized with that squirrel as a POV, but the bench was a little much for me), overall the effect of the perspectives not being the main protagonist's was really satisfying. I especially preferred Victor and Charlotte's, perhaps because they were both snarky and always caught up in the middle when they least wanted to be. (Victor's scene with them at the midnight breakfast is probably my favorite of the whole novel.)
I was also completely unaware of the means of publishing when I first picked this up. While unorthodox, it is an awesome way to get books out there and allow for actual reader input. If there was ever to be another branch of it (for utopian and dystopian fiction, maybe?), I would seriously consider getting involved with the program.
I also didn't love the style this novel was written in. It felt basic and amateur in a lot of ways, and I think this is mainly because it is Sandy Hall's first novel. But, since she says that there are "many more novels in her" now, I'm not ruling her out as an author I might pick up in the future. Sure, there's plenty of room for improvement in both her diction and style. But the more she hones her newly found craft, the more her novels are going to cause sparks! (I might be biased to keep reading because she's also a fellow Klaine shipper, and also sounds like a really nice person, but I digress.)
Overall, if you're looking for something cute and easy to read, this is the book for you. Just long enough to satisfy your craving, and just light enough that you get the picture.
I read this in about four hours or so, give or take a half hour. It was cute, it was light, and it gave me feels, but the novel itself wasn't anything I really want to get worked up about.
Honestly, I bought this book on a complete whim. Apparently it had been sitting on my to-read shelf here on Goodreads for so long that I had no idea I'd ever seen it before when I ran into at Target one day. When I saw it, I was drawn in by the adorable cover, despite my lack of love for 98% shades of pink, and by the description. Based on those two things, the book reminded me of a happier Eleanor and Park. I love YA romance too much as it is, so naturally it made its way into my shopping cart when Christmas rolled around. And while A Little Something More is definitely chock full of a feels worthy relationship (and that can be plural, too, because the friends of Gabe and Lea seemed to have chemistry, too), it is not one of my favorite YA romance novels that I've ever picked up.
I was completely unaware of the fourteen different viewpoints before picking this book up today. I'm not sure if I ever knew, or if I just blocked that one fact from my mind like I'm well known to do. I don't have a problem with it, nor did I find it poorly done. In fact, it was actually extremely well done compared to my expectations of it. Would I have personally preferred to read it from the narrator's points of view? Yes, of course. You typically get those raw, first and/or most intense feelings directly from their perspectives, which is something I really missed in this book. And while I had to suspend some of my beliefs (for example, I fully sympathized with that squirrel as a POV, but the bench was a little much for me), overall the effect of the perspectives not being the main protagonist's was really satisfying. I especially preferred Victor and Charlotte's, perhaps because they were both snarky and always caught up in the middle when they least wanted to be. (Victor's scene with them at the midnight breakfast is probably my favorite of the whole novel.)
I was also completely unaware of the means of publishing when I first picked this up. While unorthodox, it is an awesome way to get books out there and allow for actual reader input. If there was ever to be another branch of it (for utopian and dystopian fiction, maybe?), I would seriously consider getting involved with the program.
I also didn't love the style this novel was written in. It felt basic and amateur in a lot of ways, and I think this is mainly because it is Sandy Hall's first novel. But, since she says that there are "many more novels in her" now, I'm not ruling her out as an author I might pick up in the future. Sure, there's plenty of room for improvement in both her diction and style. But the more she hones her newly found craft, the more her novels are going to cause sparks! (I might be biased to keep reading because she's also a fellow Klaine shipper, and also sounds like a really nice person, but I digress.)
Overall, if you're looking for something cute and easy to read, this is the book for you. Just long enough to satisfy your craving, and just light enough that you get the picture.
susirecio's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Honestly, solid. I've loved how realistic the relationship is even if I got to a point where it was a little bit frustrating but that is the point. It is cute, nice, heartwarming... Very lovely overall. My main problem with the book is that I didn't like the teacher because she was too "I'm unproffessional but it's ok because I am cool" and she is gay. I don't really identify with the characters because they are way too shy but I still liked them.
Content Warnings
Minor: Car accident