While this book is not a new favorite of mine, it was a nice read. With sweet scenes, fun POVs, and the ex-bff trope, it was a good YA romance.
At first, I loved Hannah's personality and voice. Things started to go downhill about halfway through the book, but we won't talk about that yet. She was strong, spoke her mind, and went after what she wanted. Also, her thoughts were so stinking funny! I loved being inside her mind as she went through some ridiculous situations.
And Jacob, again I liked him well enough at the beginning of the book (but not as much as Hannah), but then didn't really care for him towards the end. He had a much softer personality than Hannah. He was sweet and avoided conflict, but didn't always get what he wanted. He did what was best for the people he loved.
Now let me attempt to explain why I disliked the second half of this book so much. One, Hannah and Jacob didn't really discuss their feelings for each other, but they were acting on them? Sorta. Plus, they both knew the other person liked them. It was very strange. Two, anytime there was amazing tension in the relationship, it was prematurely defused. I was continually let down by a scene ending and taking the tension with it, or dialogue going in a completely different direction and pushing the tension out of the way. It was really disappointing so I never got the build-up for their relationship that I was searching for. Third, I just didn't like the characters anymore. They started to not feel like the same people I met at the beginning of the book, but in a bad, poorly written way. I was really sad about that.
Overall, I liked this book, but didn't love it. A similar (but better) book I recommend is Once Upon a K-Prom for the similar ex-bff trope and Korean-American celebrity plot.
At first, I loved Hannah's personality and voice. Things started to go downhill about halfway through the book, but we won't talk about that yet. She was strong, spoke her mind, and went after what she wanted. Also, her thoughts were so stinking funny! I loved being inside her mind as she went through some ridiculous situations.
And Jacob, again I liked him well enough at the beginning of the book (but not as much as Hannah), but then didn't really care for him towards the end. He had a much softer personality than Hannah. He was sweet and avoided conflict, but didn't always get what he wanted. He did what was best for the people he loved.
Now let me attempt to explain why I disliked the second half of this book so much. One, Hannah and Jacob didn't really discuss their feelings for each other, but they were acting on them? Sorta. Plus, they both knew the other person liked them. It was very strange. Two, anytime there was amazing tension in the relationship, it was prematurely defused. I was continually let down by a scene ending and taking the tension with it, or dialogue going in a completely different direction and pushing the tension out of the way. It was really disappointing so I never got the build-up for their relationship that I was searching for. Third, I just didn't like the characters anymore. They started to not feel like the same people I met at the beginning of the book, but in a bad, poorly written way. I was really sad about that.
Overall, I liked this book, but didn't love it. A similar (but better) book I recommend is Once Upon a K-Prom for the similar ex-bff trope and Korean-American celebrity plot.