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The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
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The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
Genre: Contemporary YA romance
My rating: 2.5/5 stars
Trigger warnings: Anxiety, depression, mention of death

Plot:
The plot was confusing and boring at the same time for most of the book. A lot of the time I didn't understand what was going on, and I didn't care at all anyway. Basically, NASA is threatened by a reality TV show and has to be saved...? Or something, I don't even know.

Characters:
Nothing was inherently wrong with any of the characters, but I wasn't invested in any of them at all. They all seemed really bland with not much personality to speak of.

Writing:
It's supposed to be so atmospheric with all the descriptions on the 1960's style decor, but I felt that the author put a lot more emphasis on useless descriptions than writing in a compelling way. Overall, the writing style is really bland and uninteresting (like most aspects of the book.)

Romance:
There is no relationship development because they are In Love ™ as soon they meet, and only a couple days after they meet, they kiss and are basically dating. Because of course that is very realistic and definitely how relationships actually work. Like every other part of this book, the romance was boring and not compelling at all.

Would I recommend it? Eh, no.