A review by shutupnread
The Complete Jessica Darling Series: Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings, Charmed Thirds, Fourth Comings, Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty
5.0
Fourth Comings had absolutely no point whatsoever. The whole book was written in this notebook format for Marcus to read that allowed him to understand the reason why she either declined or accepted the marriage proposal. To me, it was pretty obvious what her decision would be but the whole book gave "reasons" why she chose the way she did.
The plot was so random. There were a ton of random parts put together and basically Jessica rambled on and on throughout the entire novel.
The characters, Jessica and Marcus, are intense as usual. Jessica still has her cynical side though not as prominent as it was during high school. I love how she takes control of their relationship...finally!
Marcus was always the cryptic one that left her guessing what he really wanted over and over again. So Jessica taking control is refreshing. Her relationship with her friends and family also developed into a more mature standing which allowed the readers to see how much she had grown physically, emotionally and mentally. Marcus was cryptic as usual. In this book, he even has a beard which is just awkward to no end. He's also a college freshman which left me wondering what exactly he's been doing for the last four years. I thought he went to a buddhist college? Doesn't that still count as college? So with Jessica done with school and now starting her career and with Marcus still in college, her decision for whatever route their relationship will take is extremely difficult.
The ending, though disappointing, was inevitable. If Megan had changed it, it would be totally weird and not realistic. So I thought the ending had its good and bad points.
Overall, I thought Fourth Comings was lacking but it's a good "in-between" for the last and final book, Perfect Fifths.
The plot was so random. There were a ton of random parts put together and basically Jessica rambled on and on throughout the entire novel.
The characters, Jessica and Marcus, are intense as usual. Jessica still has her cynical side though not as prominent as it was during high school. I love how she takes control of their relationship...finally!
Marcus was always the cryptic one that left her guessing what he really wanted over and over again. So Jessica taking control is refreshing. Her relationship with her friends and family also developed into a more mature standing which allowed the readers to see how much she had grown physically, emotionally and mentally. Marcus was cryptic as usual. In this book, he even has a beard which is just awkward to no end. He's also a college freshman which left me wondering what exactly he's been doing for the last four years. I thought he went to a buddhist college? Doesn't that still count as college? So with Jessica done with school and now starting her career and with Marcus still in college, her decision for whatever route their relationship will take is extremely difficult.
The ending, though disappointing, was inevitable. If Megan had changed it, it would be totally weird and not realistic. So I thought the ending had its good and bad points.
Overall, I thought Fourth Comings was lacking but it's a good "in-between" for the last and final book, Perfect Fifths.