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A review by heyitslittlebit
Top Ten by Katie Cotugno
3.0
This is the second book I've read by Katie Cotugno and I liked it a lot better than the first one I read (Fireworks) by her, although this book is not without fault. Unfortunately, the only issues I really have with this book are some of the same issues I had with Fireworks.
The characters had more depth this time, which was good, because because flat characters annoy me so much. Each of the MCs in this book have their own little quirks and things they do that breathe some life into them though. There's some exploration of sexuality, anxiety and other mental health, and parent-child relationships.
The BIGGEST problem I have again, is that the characters are insanely hostile towards each other most of the time. Like, they're best friends, but throughout the entire book, hostility. This was my main issue with Fireworks as well. The characters are always super defensive and argumentative, and it's just kinda odd to me.
Another thing that I noticed, and it took me a while, but whenever one of the characters gets uncomfortable, the other one tends to say "Hey, its me", in a reassuring way but after hearing it in 2 books, like 20 times I'm just like okay Adele. (Hello..... its me.)
Aside from those two things, I enjoyed this book. Its not in chronological order which confused me for like 30 pages, but then I realized its literally a top 10 list, and I'm pretty sure it was obvious in the book's description and I just overlooked it.
If you like real, raw, messy relationships, you might enjoy this book. It's definitely different from the usual cute, cheesy contemporaries that I like, but it still gave me the feels.
The characters had more depth this time, which was good, because because flat characters annoy me so much. Each of the MCs in this book have their own little quirks and things they do that breathe some life into them though. There's some exploration of sexuality, anxiety and other mental health, and parent-child relationships.
The BIGGEST problem I have again, is that the characters are insanely hostile towards each other most of the time. Like, they're best friends, but throughout the entire book, hostility. This was my main issue with Fireworks as well. The characters are always super defensive and argumentative, and it's just kinda odd to me.
Another thing that I noticed, and it took me a while, but whenever one of the characters gets uncomfortable, the other one tends to say "Hey, its me", in a reassuring way but after hearing it in 2 books, like 20 times I'm just like okay Adele. (Hello..... its me.)
Aside from those two things, I enjoyed this book. Its not in chronological order which confused me for like 30 pages, but then I realized its literally a top 10 list, and I'm pretty sure it was obvious in the book's description and I just overlooked it.
If you like real, raw, messy relationships, you might enjoy this book. It's definitely different from the usual cute, cheesy contemporaries that I like, but it still gave me the feels.