Delve Into The Quantum Weirdness Of The Almost-Kiss Narrated By Amy Noelle Parks Compiled As Bound Copy
you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!
This book gave me the same cute, light, and sweet feels that books like To All the Boys Ive Loved Before but with a little more depth.
Friends to love is one of my favorite tropes and this one was stellar! The characters battling mental illness, expectations of family, growing up, pressures to succeed, and more are all relatable struggles for YA readers whether theyre living it now or reminiscing! The nerd factor was high, but I was here for it! If you ever wanted to imagine what the cast of Big Bang Theory was like in a private, high achieving, secondary school where theyre all hot and athletes too this is the book for you! Sometimes the maths, physics, and coding got a little like sitting through a lesson, but it wasnt so bad that I wanted to skim or put it down.
I really loved Evies growth and how therapy was highlighted rather than just miraculously being “OK”, Caleb was also the dream teen love interest! He wasnt so absorbed in hormones that he was selfish or stupid and he was completely dedicated to his friends that were girls whether or not they were interested in him romantically! Loved it and am looking forward to anything else this author puts out! Why do people think this is cute and sweet! Boy EXPECTS his friend, "when she's ready for romance" to just jump into his arms, then CATFISHES her because she has feelings for another boy Are you KIDDING ME! THIS IS SO GROSS AND WEIRD AND CREEPY AF!!!!!
I get the EampP comp, because Eleanor was creepy AF, too, but, as much as I disliked Anna and the French Kiss, no one was a creep! Evie und Caleb sind als Nachbarn zusammen aufgewachsen und seit frühester Kindheit beste Freunde.
Niemand kennt Evie so gut wie Caleb, er ist ihr Fels in der Brandung und heimlich in die verliebt, Evie leidet unter Angstzuständen und lässt nur wenige Menschen nah an sich heran, Dating ist ihr völlig unwichtig und sie geht ganz in der Mathematik auf, Als Leo an ihre Schule wechselt, wendet sich jedoch das Blatt und Evie zeigt Interesse an Leo und an Dingen, die nichts mit Naturwissenschaften zu tun haben,
Ich habe diese Geschichte innerhalb vonStunden verschlungen und bin total begeistert, Zuerst hatte ich so meine Zweifel, denn mit Mathe und Physik hatte ich schon zu Schulzeiten wenig am Hut, Glücklicherweise braucht man, auch wenn viele Begrifflichkeiten aus diesen Bereichen vorkommen, keine Angst zu haben, dass man der Geschichte nicht folgen kann, Evie ist eine ganz wundervolle Protagonistin, die mir von Anfang an sehr sympathisch war, Sie hat mit so vielen Dingen zu kämpfen und es war einfach toll mitzuverfolgen, wie sie Schritt für Schritt lernt damit umzugehen und immer mutiger und stärker wird.
Einen großen Anteil daran hat Caleb, den ich direkt in mein Herz geschlossen habe, Die beiden verbinden so viele Dinge und Erlebnisse und es war einfach schön mitzuerleben, wann Evie dahinterkommt, dass die beiden zusammengehören,
Auch wenn die Kurzbeschreibung vielleicht anderes vermuten lässt, den Leser erwartet hier keine herkömmliche TeenieDreiecksHighschoolLiebesgeschichte, In diesem Buch steckt so viel mehr und ich hätte einfach immer weiter und weiter über Evie und Caleb lesen können,
Für mich gehört diese Story zu meinen Highlights in diesem Jahr und diese Geschichte wird definitiv noch als Buch bei mir einziehen, denn Evie und Caleb hätte ich gerne im Regal stehen.
"Evie's interest in Leo is messing with my head, Because in
what universe does it make sense she would choose someone else
I am her best friend, And I love her. And I almost kissed her fourteen times, "
Conceivably, I was hoping this book would change my take on a best friend to lovers but it still kind of reminds me why it was not in my best interest.
But is this adorable though Definitely,
Growing up together, Caleb has been in love with Evie for as long as he can remember, No one can connect with Evie the way Caleb does, from providing solace during her panic attacks to understanding her trouble with expressing emotions, Caleb is sure Evie will choose him, However, the same could not be said for Evie, She was never interested in romance well, not until Leo came into the picture and impressed her with his physics solution and got Caleb doubting himself again,
This book sure comes with flaws but my favorite part of it aside from the gorgeous pink cover would be Caleb's antics which I find rather amusing
Especially when he has a list of the almostkisses moments with Evie that he kept track of, or when he was thinking about how Evie had her first kiss and it's not with him.
Trope in which the guy falls first really stands on its own because Caleb is helplessly smitten and we just love to see it,
Meanwhile, Evie, who is a prodigy in math, suffered from anxiety and panic attacks which caused her to miss the Frontier, Equitably, Amy Parks did a commendable job in presenting a heavy topic like anxiety but also manages to write them in a light atmosphere, making this book such a fluff read yet preceptive.
It was also told in dual POVs, which allows readers to venture into both Evie and Caleb's minds and opens up all sorts of new options in what can happen in their story.
Regrettably, I often find Caleb's part frustrating, I like the idea of him falling in love with his best friend, I just don't like how he was handling it due to his player tendency, though he did get likable throughout.
While Evie's part can be a bit dull for all her awkwardness and dry humor, I enjoyed reading about her overcoming her struggles while also nailing being a STEM girl.
But for all that, their narratives started to sound the same after a time which made the book as a whole less exciting than anticipated,
Not to mention, the story moves through the many circumstances in each chapter relatively quickly, The scene would shift just as I was beginning to understand the settings and other details which sort of ties in with the fact that I didn't see the significance of many of these passages.
Foremost, I hate it when a book ends after the couple gets together with little anything transpired in between, Like yay, go give us nothing!
The love triangle was also not stellar as anyone would have expected from this trope, It's hard to like a character who will string along two different people and put them both through hell just because they can't make up their mind who they want to be with and this goes out for both Evie and especially Caleb surprisingly.
If you are harboring feelings for someone else and you can't completely invest yourself in the relationship you are in, then what are you doing, Caleb Again, not a fan of his player tendency.
I like the realization of the "obvious" choice for Evie though I would have rooted for Leo beyond any doubt, Leo deserved better but sadly, we already pushed to expect the endgame, so not much could have been done,
All things considered, The Quantum Weirdness of the AlmostKiss was an okay read, though it got me iffy over time, I felt appeased to witness each character's growth into better persons and more conscientious individuals, The STEM women representative was unequivocal as well and I love all the maths and physics talks, For all that could have been better, it was a lekker piece of a debut book,
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THIS SOUNDS SO CUTE AND AWKWARD AND SLIGHTLY HILARIOUS
WHO GAVE THIS BOOK PERMISSION TO SOUND SO AMAZING Star Rating: gt Stars
I am giving thisbecause it was a well written, ADORABLE love story, and while I almost rated itbecause at some times it failed to keep my attention, it deserves the fourth star PURELY for the absolutely WONDERFUL mental health/ ANXIETY REP! I suffer from severe anxiety in many forms, and I have to say.
. . Parks really hit the nail on the head with the rep in this book! It had me in tears because I couod relate so very much to so much of the anxiety descriptions in the book, and I think this is an absolute MUST READ for teens, and all lovers of YA contemporary romance, who suffer from anxiety, or think that they may suffer from anxiety.
Much props and thanks to Amy Noelle Parks for truly representing anxiety,
Also, I loved the narration by Nick Mondelli amp Elizabeth Cottle ! I found I enjoyed their narration style more amp more as the story went on, They tend to draw you in amp truly show the characters' personalities!
I would like to sincerely thank Amy Noelle Parks, Dreamscape Media, Amulet Books, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC audiobook in exchange for my honest review I had high hopes for this book and, unfortunately, they were all squashed pretty quickly.
From the beginning, I was trying to figure out why I needed the information and chapters that were laid out, It all kinda felt like fluff and I kept waiting for the "real" story to come, It never really did.
Also, the voices of Caleb and Evie kinda felt the same, I appreciated that I was able to see into the minds of both of these characters, but after a while, they sounded like the same person,
As well, each chapter moved through the different situations so quickly, I would barely figure the setting and what not and then the scene would change, This also kinda goes along with the fact that I didn't understand the importance of a lot of these scenes, More fluff.
Lastly, and this probably sums up all my earlier issues the writing felt amateur, It wasn't bad, but not great either, It just felt like this was the author's first pass at writing a book,
Overall, I just wasn't impressed or interested in this book almost from the beginning, The idea was there, but it just didn't pan out,
Disclaimer: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book, All thoughts and opinions are my own,
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