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lisaluvsliterature 's review for:
Pint of Contention
by Susannah Nix
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Both books before this one were so good! And this one lived up to that same standard in that I loved it! There were some really funny moments as I am coming to expect from this author, although I don’t feel anything quite as hilarious as the menstrual cup incident in the 2nd book, but still moments that were very light. However with Ryan having ALS it made for a lot of really emotional moments too. I really liked how the author didn’t make us have to stress over a big misunderstanding or separation as the final dark moment. I like that the dark moment like that happened soon enough to give the characters time to figure things out.
My one complaint was a little bit about how Ryan did stay so stubborn about not wanting anything to last because of what he didn’t even know would be for sure! Also maybe a little with how Maggie was kinda rude at the beginning to him. I enjoyed though, all the different family members we knew from the other books, as well as more from the two that will be getting their own books. I was a little worried when I heard that there will be a spin-off series of Ryan’s friends that the author wasn’t going to give us all the King children’s stories. But there will be 3 more books in this series, so I’m satisfied.
When I first began listening I was a little concerned about having the same narrators do this book. I usually like best when authors have different narrators for each character’s book. Jay Crownover’s Marked Men series is my best example of this. However as I got to listening, I remembered I shouldn’t be worried about Chris Brinkley, as he did a great job with making each of the Winston brothers sound different for Penny Reid’s series. And the female narrator, Amanda Stribling also did a great job at sounding a lot different than the voice as she read in the last book. The only thing similar was that at times she still read a little fast.
Once again I loved this book, and loved the little surprise bit at the end that I’m sure is leading to the next book.
Review first posted on Lisa Loves Literature.
My one complaint was a little bit about how Ryan did stay so stubborn about not wanting anything to last because of what he didn’t even know would be for sure! Also maybe a little with how Maggie was kinda rude at the beginning to him. I enjoyed though, all the different family members we knew from the other books, as well as more from the two that will be getting their own books. I was a little worried when I heard that there will be a spin-off series of Ryan’s friends that the author wasn’t going to give us all the King children’s stories. But there will be 3 more books in this series, so I’m satisfied.
When I first began listening I was a little concerned about having the same narrators do this book. I usually like best when authors have different narrators for each character’s book. Jay Crownover’s Marked Men series is my best example of this. However as I got to listening, I remembered I shouldn’t be worried about Chris Brinkley, as he did a great job with making each of the Winston brothers sound different for Penny Reid’s series. And the female narrator, Amanda Stribling also did a great job at sounding a lot different than the voice as she read in the last book. The only thing similar was that at times she still read a little fast.
Once again I loved this book, and loved the little surprise bit at the end that I’m sure is leading to the next book.
Review first posted on Lisa Loves Literature.