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A review by whitweaver
A Little Unstable by Elle Mitchell
5.0
***SPOILERS***
This was a quick and fun read! The college scenes took me back to my own college days when I met and started dating my husband--the dynamics between Mila and Tristan and the other couples resonated with my own experiences, I just had less drama.
Some of this book was actually a little too close to home for me--the high school version of Tristan reminded me of my own high school relationship and not in a good way. I know quite a few couples that were high school sweethearts and are still happily together, but that would not have been my story if I had married my "high school Tristan." Even with that, I love the idea of loving someone differently; everyone has an "ideal" for relationships, but real life doesn't usually work out that way. I love the way Elle writes to that reality. We are all flawed in lots of different ways, but we are still worthy of love and capable of loving someone else, even if it looks differently than we had expected.
One aspect of the book that bugged me a little was the revelation toward the end of the book--the secret Mila had been keeping from Tristan that he finds out about from Chase's sister (being vague to keep it not so spoilery). I felt like that whole conflict was glossed over between Tristan and Mila--I would have expected/wanted a much more in depth conversation about that between the two of them. I realize that was a specific choice to tell us something about who they are as characters and to keep in line with the character development they had already had, but I would have liked to have seen Tristan get a little more upset by that/want more of a conversation about it. For me, that would have put them a little more on even footing (so to speak) the way they have both mistreated and misunderstood each other.
Overall, this was a fun and fast read. I read the whole thing in a few hours while home with a sick kiddo. It was a great departure from my usual fantasy romance reads that are so dense and life or death drama. I love Elle's writing and characters--they are like a breath of fresh air for me!
This was a quick and fun read! The college scenes took me back to my own college days when I met and started dating my husband--the dynamics between Mila and Tristan and the other couples resonated with my own experiences, I just had less drama.
Some of this book was actually a little too close to home for me--the high school version of Tristan reminded me of my own high school relationship and not in a good way. I know quite a few couples that were high school sweethearts and are still happily together, but that would not have been my story if I had married my "high school Tristan." Even with that, I love the idea of loving someone differently; everyone has an "ideal" for relationships, but real life doesn't usually work out that way. I love the way Elle writes to that reality. We are all flawed in lots of different ways, but we are still worthy of love and capable of loving someone else, even if it looks differently than we had expected.
One aspect of the book that bugged me a little was the revelation toward the end of the book--the secret Mila had been keeping from Tristan that he finds out about from Chase's sister (being vague to keep it not so spoilery). I felt like that whole conflict was glossed over between Tristan and Mila--I would have expected/wanted a much more in depth conversation about that between the two of them. I realize that was a specific choice to tell us something about who they are as characters and to keep in line with the character development they had already had, but I would have liked to have seen Tristan get a little more upset by that/want more of a conversation about it. For me, that would have put them a little more on even footing (so to speak) the way they have both mistreated and misunderstood each other.
Overall, this was a fun and fast read. I read the whole thing in a few hours while home with a sick kiddo. It was a great departure from my usual fantasy romance reads that are so dense and life or death drama. I love Elle's writing and characters--they are like a breath of fresh air for me!