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narteest's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
Buddy Read with Rinji over at the Quarterly Book Club!
I did enjoy reading this book, for a variety of reasons. One of which was watching Tim grow, take responsibility and figure out what he wanted. Another, was just simply reading a story where it's evident that the main couple would get together without very little drama (and that's what Tim and Alice did).
I did have some little hates over various little things, like how Tim's head was always raging on and on about Alice's body, which is probably something guys do all the time but really had me rolling my eyes over and over at every reference, which was like every single paragraph (ok, nearly) of Tim's POV.
But well, it wasn't so bad that I put this book down. I kind of skimmed over the references, getting to the more important parts of the story.
I loved Alice's POV, and it was great that she developed a lot throughout the book. I really felt for her, all that family responsibility which she wants to hide away from yet won't.
I LOVED Tim's interactions with Callum. I think they really showed Tim's real personality, and really kind of defined, to me, what kind of character Tim is. I mean Tim was always my favourite character in My Life Next Door but that was because he had so much potential for developing a much deeper character.
I love the return of old characters, in particular Nan. I had really wanted to see more resolution to Nan and Sam after how their friendship ended in the previous book, and I got it. I liked it too.
I disliked Hester immensely. She seemed so...idk....ew. Ew as in the kind of person I should dislike a lot. She was the mother of the baby, and while on the whole, her personality wasn't so bad, there were just those little moments where I thought, what the heck are you doing girl? She would treat Tim like a husband or boyfriend....or something, and it was so so so so annoying. Since Tim clearly made sure she knew they were just 'Hester' and 'Tim'.
I didn't love Tim's relationship with Alice as much as I liked Sam's with Jase, mainly because they just 'fitted' together, rather than developing a relationship (which we actually see with Sam and Jase). They go out, they kiss, they do it, and they're together. But there isn't really much other development.
I do think that some of Tim's choices in this book were mistakes--like why couldn't he tell everyone that he had a kid? But at the same time, I can understand why Fitzpatrick wrote him like that. He just didn't need someone else telling him he was a mess up. Because he already knew it.
On the whole, I did enjoy this book. It has more pros than cons!
Buddy Read with Rinji over at the Quarterly Book Club!
I did enjoy reading this book, for a variety of reasons. One of which was watching Tim grow, take responsibility and figure out what he wanted. Another, was just simply reading a story where it's evident that the main couple would get together without very little drama (and that's what Tim and Alice did).
I did have some little hates over various little things, like how Tim's head was always raging on and on about Alice's body, which is probably something guys do all the time but really had me rolling my eyes over and over at every reference, which was like every single paragraph (ok, nearly) of Tim's POV.
But well, it wasn't so bad that I put this book down. I kind of skimmed over the references, getting to the more important parts of the story.
I loved Alice's POV, and it was great that she developed a lot throughout the book. I really felt for her, all that family responsibility which she wants to hide away from yet won't.
I LOVED Tim's interactions with Callum. I think they really showed Tim's real personality, and really kind of defined, to me, what kind of character Tim is. I mean Tim was always my favourite character in My Life Next Door but that was because he had so much potential for developing a much deeper character.
I love the return of old characters, in particular Nan. I had really wanted to see more resolution to Nan and Sam after how their friendship ended in the previous book, and I got it. I liked it too.
I disliked Hester immensely. She seemed so...idk....ew. Ew as in the kind of person I should dislike a lot. She was the mother of the baby, and while on the whole, her personality wasn't so bad, there were just those little moments where I thought, what the heck are you doing girl? She would treat Tim like a husband or boyfriend....or something, and it was so so so so annoying. Since Tim clearly made sure she knew they were just 'Hester' and 'Tim'.
I didn't love Tim's relationship with Alice as much as I liked Sam's with Jase, mainly because they just 'fitted' together, rather than developing a relationship (which we actually see with Sam and Jase). They go out, they kiss, they do it, and they're together. But there isn't really much other development.
I do think that some of Tim's choices in this book were mistakes--like why couldn't he tell everyone that he had a kid? But at the same time, I can understand why Fitzpatrick wrote him like that. He just didn't need someone else telling him he was a mess up. Because he already knew it.
On the whole, I did enjoy this book. It has more pros than cons!
claire32's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
c_dragone's review against another edition
2.0
I really enjoyed My Life Next Door, which this is a spin off for. But this was not what I was expecting. While the main topic of this book was interesting, I didn't like how it was done. This book dragged on for me, it took me a while to finish. I almost DNF'd it. But I powered through, I'm not sure why. I really didn't enjoy this. I'm surprised too, because I like Tim and Alice when I was reading her other book.
ashurq's review against another edition
3.0
Honestly, I was kind of disappointed by this book. I really, really enjoyed her first two books because I thought they were sweet with fun, relatable characters. But with this book I didn’t feel as connected to the characters. I felt like I was supposed to remember more about Tim and Alice from the first book than I actually did. I honestly can’t remember much of anything from My Life Next Door, so maybe that was my problem. I didn’t particularly like Tim or Alice and didn’t really care if they got together or not. I really liked some of the scenes between Tim and Cal–I thought those were really sweet. Overall, it just wasn’t that great and I didn’t really find myself enjoying it as much as I thought I would.
helma_reads's review against another edition
3.0
I soft dnfed it for like 3 weeks. It was kinda dry. The storyline could have been better.
nicolecampbellbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Ah, I really really liked this book. I'll say I enjoyed Tim's voice more than Alice's, and I still want to know what is going on with Brad, but all in all, their story felt real. No gimmicks. The humor and the banter felt real, the emotions, the development- and I fell in love with the Garrett's. Definitely recommend.
paige_g's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. I did enjoy the first half of it, however it was just too long for me and it didn't flow right. I'm sure this was a great book, but it just wasn't for me!
becca1909's review against another edition
I was not enjoying the characters and a trope was introduced that i really hate.