A review by jt1999
The Chase by Elle Kennedy
3.5 ⭐️
I had high hopes for this book, both in off campus and the legacy both Fitz and Summer seemed like such interesting characters. I wanted this new series to blow me away and it just didn't. Don't get it confused though it was incredible readable I read it in two sittings and it did have me laughing out loud but this book is the slowest of slow burns i've ever read. Maybe it's because i've come straight out of the off campus series which are polar opposites, it was only about 70% in that the ball actually got rolling with this book. The relationship was not the centre of this book and that kind of disappoints, it seemed like EK was setting up the rest of the series by introducing side character and plots which didn't move the story over. I'm over the whole avoidance of feelings culture and to be honest despite how the last 30% of the book ended up playing out, Fitz was actually kind of a dick. I was surprised at how Fitz was written in the book considering in off campus he was intriguing and seemed like a decent guy, I don't know if this necessarily did him justice. I do appreciate how he defended Summer though, it was the least he could do after he was so rude. Maybe it is Fitz constant back and fourth with his emotions that kept readers engaged, it is weirdly refreshing. I wanted to scream at him myself specifically the way it went down with Hunter, Fitz 'issues' affected a decent friendship and I found that sad.
I liked summer a lot. Especially her 'Selena Gomez' inner monologue. This, along with her constant pop culture references made her really fun to read about. I think the struggle with her learning disability was written really well and does accurately show how difficult academia can be at times (I found this to be important since the characters from off campus all appeared to breeze through college). The whole issue with her teacher, whilst incredible important surrounding the MeToo movement, didn't seem to progress the story at all. The fact that one phone call sorted it all out was contradicting to how Summer expressed throughout the whole book that she was more than just a rich girl with connections. I get that in this instance they were for the greater good, I'm not too sure how well it accurately represents what was happening in the world at the time. Most people don't get the opportunity she had to resolve it. However I adored the friendship stricken up between Summer and Brenna, Summer is such a girls girl and I imagine her to be an incredible friend, it's gonna be interesting to see how this is written into the rest of the books.
The cameos from the boys we already love were absolutely perfect. I always thought tucker was forgotten about and shown the least attention in off campus, so it was nice for his cameo to be substantial.
However did expect a more heated book like the others and it fell short in that respect so bare in mind. I have a feeling the rest of the series is going to be better but summer and fitzy have suffered as a result. it was deffo a book which is setting up for the rest.
I had high hopes for this book, both in off campus and the legacy both Fitz and Summer seemed like such interesting characters. I wanted this new series to blow me away and it just didn't. Don't get it confused though it was incredible readable I read it in two sittings and it did have me laughing out loud but this book is the slowest of slow burns i've ever read. Maybe it's because i've come straight out of the off campus series which are polar opposites, it was only about 70% in that the ball actually got rolling with this book. The relationship was not the centre of this book and that kind of disappoints, it seemed like EK was setting up the rest of the series by introducing side character and plots which didn't move the story over. I'm over the whole avoidance of feelings culture and to be honest despite how the last 30% of the book ended up playing out, Fitz was actually kind of a dick. I was surprised at how Fitz was written in the book considering in off campus he was intriguing and seemed like a decent guy, I don't know if this necessarily did him justice. I do appreciate how he defended Summer though, it was the least he could do after he was so rude. Maybe it is Fitz constant back and fourth with his emotions that kept readers engaged, it is weirdly refreshing. I wanted to scream at him myself specifically the way it went down with Hunter, Fitz 'issues' affected a decent friendship and I found that sad.
I liked summer a lot. Especially her 'Selena Gomez' inner monologue. This, along with her constant pop culture references made her really fun to read about. I think the struggle with her learning disability was written really well and does accurately show how difficult academia can be at times (I found this to be important since the characters from off campus all appeared to breeze through college). The whole issue with her teacher, whilst incredible important surrounding the MeToo movement, didn't seem to progress the story at all. The fact that one phone call sorted it all out was contradicting to how Summer expressed throughout the whole book that she was more than just a rich girl with connections. I get that in this instance they were for the greater good, I'm not too sure how well it accurately represents what was happening in the world at the time. Most people don't get the opportunity she had to resolve it. However I adored the friendship stricken up between Summer and Brenna, Summer is such a girls girl and I imagine her to be an incredible friend, it's gonna be interesting to see how this is written into the rest of the books.
The cameos from the boys we already love were absolutely perfect. I always thought tucker was forgotten about and shown the least attention in off campus, so it was nice for his cameo to be substantial.
However did expect a more heated book like the others and it fell short in that respect so bare in mind. I have a feeling the rest of the series is going to be better but summer and fitzy have suffered as a result. it was deffo a book which is setting up for the rest.