A review by anaislostinpages
Drawn That Way by Elissa Sussman
3.0
my reasons for reading this book were selfish. it had a cute cover (i love cute covers) it had art (i love art!) it had love (i also happen to love love!) it had hinted regarding the constant struggle of proving oneself (i also happen to *love* that) so automatically, my heart was singing: "JUST LET ME ADORE YOU"
all in all, long story short, it felt like it would be my type of book. plot twist: it really wasn't.
i started this book 8 days ago, read a few chapters and almost dnf'ed it.
the plot felt boring because of the writing style and perhaps it was me, not the book. but also, truly, it could be the book too. so.
i abandoned the book. only to pick it up today, when i was going insane with my boredom. and guess what- i think it was somewhat likeable. But just some, okay?
i felt like this book was summarized with an appropriate mix of romance and self worth, which it actually didn't have. the romance felt a bit too forced. i mean who kisses a guy one hates right after learning from his father that he crushes on you? i mean, come on. even the mood swings aren't that dramatic. then moving on the the climax, where the couple often breaks up for a temporary time period, yk, that was bad. like really bad. really disconnected.
the only things i liked were:
1) the jewish representation.
2) strong female relationships
3) the feminism aspect of the book.
so yeah, that's pretty much it.
⭐⭐⭐/5
all in all, long story short, it felt like it would be my type of book. plot twist: it really wasn't.
i started this book 8 days ago, read a few chapters and almost dnf'ed it.
the plot felt boring because of the writing style and perhaps it was me, not the book. but also, truly, it could be the book too. so.
i abandoned the book. only to pick it up today, when i was going insane with my boredom. and guess what- i think it was somewhat likeable. But just some, okay?
i felt like this book was summarized with an appropriate mix of romance and self worth, which it actually didn't have. the romance felt a bit too forced. i mean who kisses a guy one hates right after learning from his father that he crushes on you? i mean, come on. even the mood swings aren't that dramatic. then moving on the the climax, where the couple often breaks up for a temporary time period, yk, that was bad. like really bad. really disconnected.
the only things i liked were:
1) the jewish representation.
2) strong female relationships
3) the feminism aspect of the book.
so yeah, that's pretty much it.
⭐⭐⭐/5