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A review by arirose
When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk
3.5
My opinion on this book flip flops between pretty good and eh. I had a hell of a day since finishing this book just this morning so most of it is already fuzzy. So I'll just give my favorite and least favorite aspects of the story. In addition to those, I will say that the epilogue seemed so rushed and awkward to me.
My least favorite is the romance, no surprise. I just don't feel like it was necessary at all. Dom just seemed thrown in whenever he was present. If we just focused on MC learning to rebuild friendships, that would be enough. Adding the romance with a character who only came to include the romance seemed so random.
My most favorite is the way we moved from present and past. The pacing itself was a little awkward in my opinion but not because of the time jumping. The time jumping just made so much sense. Everything from the past was revealed at the best time to compliment the present. Not all stories manage that very well and I really love how it was accomplished if.
Side note: I read this as a recommendation for books on "moving on". I think this moving on itself was maybe rushed but that could have been based on my own mentality while reading. I did like the idea of repainting your old memories. It's not the healthiest choice if it's the only move you're going to make, but it seems like a good experiment in addition to other steps.
My least favorite is the romance, no surprise. I just don't feel like it was necessary at all. Dom just seemed thrown in whenever he was present. If we just focused on MC learning to rebuild friendships, that would be enough. Adding the romance with a character who only came to include the romance seemed so random.
My most favorite is the way we moved from present and past. The pacing itself was a little awkward in my opinion but not because of the time jumping. The time jumping just made so much sense. Everything from the past was revealed at the best time to compliment the present. Not all stories manage that very well and I really love how it was accomplished if.
Side note: I read this as a recommendation for books on "moving on". I think this moving on itself was maybe rushed but that could have been based on my own mentality while reading. I did like the idea of repainting your old memories. It's not the healthiest choice if it's the only move you're going to make, but it seems like a good experiment in addition to other steps.