Such a Fun Age: Reese's Book Club

I found some of the characters very annoying. The story contrived. It could have been a good book but it wasn’t. A fast read though.

Quite hard hitting, difficult to explain the emotions but definitely worth a read

This book was fine…wouldn’t really recommend. The writing seemed really juvenile and the characters had no real depth. Race was the theme of the book, but I thought it was so haphazardly written that it almost made the original incident unimportant. The two conflicting opinions of the supporting characters, to the main character, really overshadowed the struggles emira was facing. I also didn’t enjoy that her character was so “lazy”. Overall, it just was not an interesting book and the characters were extremely annoying. I couldn’t get past the way Alix was well past mid 30s and was so hung up about a 4 month relationship with her high school ex. Wasn’t my kind of read.

I must say, I’m feeling a bit perplexed. I anticipated more character development from Emira. Throughout the story, significant events unfolded, yet Emira’s responses felt lacking in assertiveness. While her advocacy for Briar was admirable, I wished to see her take more control of her own experiences and growth. The author’s choice to neatly tie up Emira’s storyline was appreciated, but I couldn’t help but notice a disconnect between her portrayal and the way she ultimately expressed herself. Alix, on the other hand, is a detestable character for perpetuating the narrative that Kelley was responsible for ruining her life when she knew it was her own mistake. I had high expectations for this book, but unfortunately, I found myself underwhelmed. There were so many complex issues to unpack, yet nothing seemed to be fully resolved in the end.

All over the place. Not a strong story line. Characters are not well developed. Poor writing.