Sam

this book took FOREVER to read. it went on for so long, and it took me 2 weeks to finish it, where it takes me 1-2 days to finish my other books. i’m not sure why this book was even published tbh😭 And i saw what they were trying to do on page 356 when they said the book isn’t smut, but a romance book with a “little bit” of sex in it. like miss hannah girl, be so fr rn 😭 this book is only for porn addicts and for people that don’t read fr. it has no real plot, and it was difficult to connect with the characters. I also found it annoying how Stassie was trying so hard to hate on Nate at the beginning, when it made absolutely no sense to hate him. Especially with her being so open to being friends with the other hockey guys. Don’t waste your time reading this. I picked this up wanting to be apart of the “lore” on tiktok, but i seriously regret it. don’t be like me. just leave it on the shelf next time you see it. And parents, please don’t let your kids read this. Back to my lovely Lisa Jewel books now.

This book is okay. i’ve just started getting into reading and i was surprised when i was able to finish IEWU in 2 days. i finished ISWU in one sitting which also surprised, but one thing i didn’t like about this book is how the author dumbed everything down for the readers. for example page 132 starting at “ I love you, Lily” to “the tide rolled out”. she made this whole analogy explaining why atlas said those words to her, and it was already easy to understand to begin with. But literally right after, she explained what that section meant. This happens all throughout the book, and it’s so annoying. This book was written for a more mature audience, so you would think reading comprehension would be a bit better to where you don’t have to explain every little thing. it was also pretty repetitive in the sense that Lily was constantly complaining about being a single mom, business owner, ex wife, etc. the readers can think for themselves and can already guess that she’s stressed. you don’t have to keep telling me that. i was also disappointed with how they handled the story telling of Atlas’s past. i know he wrote a couple letters, but i thought Hoover would tell us more. I was more than halfway through the book, and not much was happening. I was still very engaged though, so that’s a plus. i also forgot to mention how cringey some of the dialogue was ex: “what is it with you and closets”. i rolled my eyes so hard at that scene omg. Hoovers attempt to make the book more “young” and appeal to gen z and younger millennials was so cringey and so unnecessary. This is coming from someone that is Gen Z. despite the many critiques i have for this book, I don’t regret buying or reading this book, but it’s not something i’d recommend to anyone. I loved that we had a redemption story which is something that we don’t usually get, and while IEWU is not free from criticism, it’s by far way better than the sequel.