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A review by coolcatalycat
You, with a View by Jessica Joyce
4.0
despite the fact that tik tok was a huge part of this book, i really enjoyed it! it was a refreshing change from the two books i read before. i've been in a major slump and just wanted something light and fun to read, and this was perfect :,) a whole lot of cheese, cliches and mush, but it was sweet. i enjoyed the love story a lot (just one star off for the millenial slang)
i know i keep writing this, but i'm just shocked on how it keeps happening. the last few books i've picked up (excluding fangirl down) followed a grieving character. i don't read summaries, so it's a weird coincidence. this is the one i probably connected to the most though. because i took a trip too after my bestfriend passed away, and it was one that we were supposed to take together. coincientally, i'm doing a project about that trip right now. i couldn't have picked a better time to read this one. this book, along with my project, reminded me of why i went on that trip, and how much it connected me to her.
yes, i wanted a lighthearted romance, but i find it beautiful how i keep being pulled towards media that i can relate to, and that also heals me in some way. each time i read about a grieving character, i find some comfort in my own grief.
lastly, i really enjoyed the -not having your life figured out even in your late 20s- aspect of the book. we put so much pressure on ourselves to figure everything out, but our lives can change at any moment (in terrible or amazing ways). so there's no use worrying about the future, or having it all figured out, because it's out of our control. and nothing lasts forever, the good and the bad. what's most important is having trust that it will work itself out, because it always does. it took me a while to learn that, and i still struggle with it sometimes. i really appreciated hearing that my successes, failures, or mistakes don't define me as a person.
this is something i love about fiction/romance. they follow stories about individuals with lives, feelings and human struggles. it makes me feel reassured. they're fictional, but someone wrote them :)
i know i keep writing this, but i'm just shocked on how it keeps happening. the last few books i've picked up (excluding fangirl down) followed a grieving character. i don't read summaries, so it's a weird coincidence. this is the one i probably connected to the most though. because i took a trip too after my bestfriend passed away, and it was one that we were supposed to take together. coincientally, i'm doing a project about that trip right now. i couldn't have picked a better time to read this one. this book, along with my project, reminded me of why i went on that trip, and how much it connected me to her.
yes, i wanted a lighthearted romance, but i find it beautiful how i keep being pulled towards media that i can relate to, and that also heals me in some way. each time i read about a grieving character, i find some comfort in my own grief.
lastly, i really enjoyed the -not having your life figured out even in your late 20s- aspect of the book. we put so much pressure on ourselves to figure everything out, but our lives can change at any moment (in terrible or amazing ways). so there's no use worrying about the future, or having it all figured out, because it's out of our control. and nothing lasts forever, the good and the bad. what's most important is having trust that it will work itself out, because it always does. it took me a while to learn that, and i still struggle with it sometimes. i really appreciated hearing that my successes, failures, or mistakes don't define me as a person.
this is something i love about fiction/romance. they follow stories about individuals with lives, feelings and human struggles. it makes me feel reassured. they're fictional, but someone wrote them :)