I need to start this review with a confession! Apart from the fact that I’m many decades beyond being in the target age group for this story, I’ve never been a fan of rom-coms and so when I submitted my first impression I thought I’d ‘unticked’ the box to be included in the draw! However, I either forgot to do so, or there was a glitch in the system, because I did receive a copy and therefore felt obliged to at least start reading it.
Over the years just one of the joys of agreeing to review books which I might otherwise not have chosen has been discovering some unexpected ‘gems’ in the YA genre and I hoped that Anika’s story would be one of those but sadly, for me it wasn’t. I found the shifts between straightforward narrative and texts, group chats, messaging-streams etc far too disruptive … although I do recognise that younger readers are likely to find this entirely normal and enjoyable! As I didn’t finish the book I’ll be posting this review only on the Readers First site and won’t be sharing it on other online platforms.
Over the years just one of the joys of agreeing to review books which I might otherwise not have chosen has been discovering some unexpected ‘gems’ in the YA genre and I hoped that Anika’s story would be one of those but sadly, for me it wasn’t. I found the shifts between straightforward narrative and texts, group chats, messaging-streams etc far too disruptive … although I do recognise that younger readers are likely to find this entirely normal and enjoyable! As I didn’t finish the book I’ll be posting this review only on the Readers First site and won’t be sharing it on other online platforms.