A review by sanmeow
Next Year, for Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
next year for sure is a book that follows the experiences of a couple, kathryn and chris, after they decide to open up their relationship and become polyamorous.
i decided to read this because personally, i could never have an open or polyamorous relationship. so i was curious to see how one might work with this couple, and i thought it would be interesting. i was sadly disappointed.
we don't even get to know kathryn and chris properly before they open up the relationship and bring emily in. it was a bunch of telling and not showing, so them being a strong couple just wasn't convincing. i pitied kathryn at first for what started happening, but then she just became annoying because there was no development on her part. all the characters were badly written, chris and emily were even worse than kathryn. they're all extremely shallow and one dimensional. because of the author's choices we never get to know them. that's why i didn't connect with any of them emotionally. the writing style was either alright / mediocre depending on the passage, but most of the time it read like a weak attempt at sally rooney's style.
i decided to read this because personally, i could never have an open or polyamorous relationship. so i was curious to see how one might work with this couple, and i thought it would be interesting. i was sadly disappointed.
we don't even get to know kathryn and chris properly before they open up the relationship and bring emily in. it was a bunch of telling and not showing, so them being a strong couple just wasn't convincing. i pitied kathryn at first for what started happening, but then she just became annoying because there was no development on her part. all the characters were badly written, chris and emily were even worse than kathryn. they're all extremely shallow and one dimensional. because of the author's choices we never get to know them. that's why i didn't connect with any of them emotionally. the writing style was either alright / mediocre depending on the passage, but most of the time it read like a weak attempt at sally rooney's style.