Author: Sara Bennett Wealer
Genre: YA Contemporary
Release Date: 07.14.20
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Source: E-ARC via Netgalley
My Rating: 1/5 stars DNF
Synopsis: “There’s something about Truman Alexander that Skyler Finch finds incredibly annoying. Actually, several things: his voice (grating), his arrogance (total know-it-all), his debate-team obsession (eyeroll), and his preppy vibe (does he iron his shorts?). She does her best to avoid him and focus on the important stuff: friends, school, and her boyfriend, Eli. His promposal was perfect–just like he is–and the future is looking bright. Or is it?
For some unexplainable reason, Skylar’s phone is sending her notifications from the future . . . a future in which, to her horror, she appears to be with Truman. As in, romantically. As in, Skyler cannot let that happen.
But trying to change the future means messing up the present, and what Skyler sees keeps shifting. Classmates disappear and reappear, swap partners and futures. Turns out there are no actions without reactions, and life doesn’t come with a road map. But sometimes the wandering leads you exactly where you need to be, and people–like glitchy phones–are full of surprises. “
I’m sad to say that I am DNFing this book.
I was really hooked onto this story when it first began. The writing was enjoyable and I’ve been so interested in seeing where the author was going to take this! I loved the concept of a character being able to see into the future. That mixed with the whispers of an enemies-to-lovers romance had me very hyped up to read this! However, after getting about 20% in I decided to set it aside for now. My main reason for this is details and discussions of self-harm and suicide that caught me off guard and were upsetting to me. I had a hard time reading these details and that overall made me fall out of interest with the story. I wish this book had trigger warnings, or that I had at least seen someone mention that this content was included, so that I could’ve been prepared for it while going in blind.
So, overall I think this story has great potential and a nice concept, However, the sensitive content has deterred me from continuing but I hope that others can read and enjoy the story!
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