I went into this book looking for a cute contemporary book and I found the PERFECT one!! I absolutely loved the dynamic between Jack and Bex! The scene at the beginning of the book when they were at the bus stop honestly made me laugh so much because of the awkward thoughts Bex was having! I couldn’t stop laughing at how she felt sitting in the bus with Jack as I saw myself in her so much – the awkwardness and the staring...
Throughout the book we slowly see more of Jack which I LOVED as Jack seemed like such a cool character! I mean he was a Buddhist and a word artist! The only thing that annoyed me about him was the fact that he was totally unreliable – one page he was writing notes on Bex’s website, the next he wouldn’t reply or talk to her at all! Of course we get an explanation (his schizophrenic sister) but at the time it was extremely aggravating!
Although we didn’t get to see too much of Jillian, I liked her a lot. She has been through so many struggles with her illness and seeing her relationship with Jack (and what he was doing for her) just warmed my heart.
I loved how Jack and Bex got to know each other slowly and you could tell their relationship was developing but I feel as though it started too quickly and everything became intense at once. I wish that their relationship had been a bit more paced out.
The ending was probably my favourite part of the book as the story came together nicely. Jack’s parents bought Bex’s painting and wanted to pay her a lot of but she DECLINED for Jack!!!! This was just such a cute and generous thing to do and I loved how it tied up the ending!
All in all, this book was a great read and I would definitely recommend it! I give it 4/5 stars as it could have had better pacing, but it was so cute and romantic that I couldn’t help but love it anyway!
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