A review by philyra91
Tangled by Carolyn Mackler
4.0
Tangled is a quick, yet intensely great standalone novel. It tells the story of how the lives of four strangers intersect and affect one another after spending some time in a place called Paradise.
Normally, a book with that many POVs is pretty much just setting itself up for trouble but here, it works well. Mackler has a distinctive "voice" for each character so you'd automatically know which POV you're in and of course, it helps that it doesn't switch back and forth.
The characters are all flawed in some way, but they do have some redeeming qualities about them which makes readers sympathize with them. The book's too short for all of them to be fully developed but I do feel that each character got enough time to really shine, even if it's only for a little while.
There's romance in this book as well, but not in the way you think. I'm glad that it's not one of those books where such 4 strangers would somehow fall in love with one another and live happily ever after. The humor in the book is also very entertaining. I will definitely be waiting to read The Future of Us by Mackler and Jay Asher, two of my favorite authors now! :D
Normally, a book with that many POVs is pretty much just setting itself up for trouble but here, it works well. Mackler has a distinctive "voice" for each character so you'd automatically know which POV you're in and of course, it helps that it doesn't switch back and forth.
The characters are all flawed in some way, but they do have some redeeming qualities about them which makes readers sympathize with them. The book's too short for all of them to be fully developed but I do feel that each character got enough time to really shine, even if it's only for a little while.
There's romance in this book as well, but not in the way you think. I'm glad that it's not one of those books where such 4 strangers would somehow fall in love with one another and live happily ever after. The humor in the book is also very entertaining. I will definitely be waiting to read The Future of Us by Mackler and Jay Asher, two of my favorite authors now! :D