“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.” — John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
Rating 7.5/10"I'm not anything at you." "For once in my life, I wanted to throw caution to the wind, to embrace the present, not worrying at all about the past or the future. To not weigh every pro and con, but to simply live in the now." "I'd hold the book up to my bedroom window, squinting, as I continued to read." | I liked the description of this story more than the story itself. It intrigued me with London's love for words and Cooper's love for baseball. From the get go, I was drawn toward London. She, like myself, loves journalism and is a bit of a loner. I could connect with that. I also enjoyed Cooper's baseball addiction as I too am fond of the game. However, past these points, I found the story to be exceptionally average. There was nothing overly unique or special about the romance and as I read I waited for the moment something bad would happen as if I knew it was coming. They couple seemed to get together rather quickly, which didn't seem super realistic, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I also didn't really like how violent London's mother's death was. It kind of seemed out of the blue yet so predictable from the beginning, which is weird. Overall, It was a cute story that was good for a quick read. But it's nothing to write home about or reread in a few months or years. I guess I could take it or leave it. I'm not going to say this is a story you should absolutely make sure you should read before you die, but if you're looking for a quick, cute, kind of sad romance, it's a good one for that. |