A review by hermusings
Before We Were Strangers by Renée Carlino

  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Actually infuriating.
This book is reminiscent to Like Crazy & One Day (rest easy there is no death at the end).
Grace and Matt are obnoxiously soul mates and every possible choice they make leads to them miscommunications about their love.
Carlino does a good job at creating the most annoying characters yet making sure the plot is just engaging enough to make you want to continue to see how they can dig themselves in deeper into their mess. 

Overall, It felt a bit rush and as hard as Carlino tried, I couldn’t care less about their romantic relationship. 


Also the whole “she had Matt’s child this whole time” was unsavory. Ashe being the main driving force pushing them together felt incredibly uneasy to me as this child had to suffer at the hands of these two twats not communicating.