I just finished reading my ARC of" All We Ever Wanted" by Emily Giffin and I really enjoyed the plot, the characters, and so many things that are unique to this book
Pros:
1) The writing style is easy to read. The storyline moves back and forth between various points of view, but there are not many main characters so the plot progression is very easy to follow.
2) The book's characters discuss issues such as class and race, but the issues are presented in a way that is integral and important to the story.
3) The book explores some nuance so that people are not painted as just black/white.
4) I won't give much away, but I found the epilogue/ending very satisfying. I liked that the ending explored complexity of relationships, emotions, etc., but in a way that seemed good and yet not forced or unbelievable.
Cons:
I had very few issues with this book. It "could" have triggers for some people as it deals with a few topics such as assault, but I feel like the topics were handled well. This book did not read like a YA, but I actually feel like this would be a good book to discuss with teens because of the topics discussed and how they were resolved.
Pros:
1) The writing style is easy to read. The storyline moves back and forth between various points of view, but there are not many main characters so the plot progression is very easy to follow.
2) The book's characters discuss issues such as class and race, but the issues are presented in a way that is integral and important to the story.
3) The book explores some nuance so that people are not painted as just black/white.
4) I won't give much away, but I found the epilogue/ending very satisfying. I liked that the ending explored complexity of relationships, emotions, etc., but in a way that seemed good and yet not forced or unbelievable.
Cons:
I had very few issues with this book. It "could" have triggers for some people as it deals with a few topics such as assault, but I feel like the topics were handled well. This book did not read like a YA, but I actually feel like this would be a good book to discuss with teens because of the topics discussed and how they were resolved.