A review by gabyelle97
If the Fates Allow by Rainbow Rowell
3.0
This was such a lovely short and sweet story featured during the Pandemic we have all been facing these past years. Rowell has managed to capture the genuine fear people felt during the beginning of COVID and how our whole worlds became isolated.
Reagan was used to keeping to herself and found adjusting to the pandemic easy. However, without realising she craved social interaction even if it was from the boy next door. Spending Christmas with her Grandfather after the passing of her Grandmother was her way of finding some kind of normalcy. Yet it is what happens on the back porch of her Grandfathers home that changes her perspective.
I enjoyed this book, it was short and sweet, but there were some instances that really made me question some things. If you were that scared of COVID would you really put yourself in some of the positions Reagan does? Just a question but, if you’ve read this book I’m sure you understand what I mean. I would definitely like to read more of Rainbow Rowell’s books in the future but the books I have read by her haven’t always made up to the expectations of others.
Reagan was used to keeping to herself and found adjusting to the pandemic easy. However, without realising she craved social interaction even if it was from the boy next door. Spending Christmas with her Grandfather after the passing of her Grandmother was her way of finding some kind of normalcy. Yet it is what happens on the back porch of her Grandfathers home that changes her perspective.
I enjoyed this book, it was short and sweet, but there were some instances that really made me question some things. If you were that scared of COVID would you really put yourself in some of the positions Reagan does? Just a question but, if you’ve read this book I’m sure you understand what I mean. I would definitely like to read more of Rainbow Rowell’s books in the future but the books I have read by her haven’t always made up to the expectations of others.