A review by emmieclemmie
Why We Fly by Gilly Segal, Kimberly Jones

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I think the concept of this book is phenomenal, and a very timely/current issue.  The book does an good job of touching on a bunch of different valuable contemporary lessons that I could def relate to things that have happened in my life, though I honestly did not like how most of the book was written.  Much of the dialogue and transitions felt choppy, and at times the authors would summarize whole months or events in a couple of sentences, while other times the authors would go into a lot of detail about a couple of days.  I didn't like how they just skipped whole weeks in the characters' lives, it felt very un-clean (? idk how to describe it).  I also absolutely hated Chanel Rose/Nelly's character.  She came off as very stuck-up and full of herself and because literally half of the book was from her POV I just hated that I literally wanted to punch her 97% of the time.  In general the writing/development of the characters seemed very inconsistent to me, and the characters' actions and dialogue felt very unnatural a lot of the time.  The concept definitely carried the book, and really made me think.  I WILL FOREVER HATE CHANEL THO.