Cons: 

-no thanks to cheating dad redemption though I do like the struggle of Evie’s relationship with him. She truly wants to hate him, but it’s still her dad, y’know.

Evie’s dad made a conscious decision to be tonguing down another woman while married. That’s on you, sir! At first, it’s like he gets no consequences for his actions. Breaks up his family home and moves onto another woman, and Evie has to see them giggling and gleeful all in her face. You’re not supposed to hold a grudge as it builds into resentment but UGHHHHH

 

-neutral: Fifi. Hmm, I feel like characters with strong accents show better in film than writing. Eez jest too minny Zee’s fo meeeee en she’s speech. 

-X and Evie were fine but not swoon-worthy to me. 

-none of her friends were memorable 

Pros:

+Loved the dancing and the cover 

+Danica and her revolving roulette of boyfriends 

+Evie’s struggle with cynicism 

+Poking fun at romance tropes 

+The magical realism 

+The complexities of relationships, and if “I love you” is really forever 

+The ending and the overall

Love again message

 

+The acknowledgements that gives the backstory 

Nicola Yoon is one of my favorite writers, but this one wasn’t for me.