Review: I highly recommend it to everyone who wants a great easy read that has a great moral lesson for readers.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2014
I won’t lie..the beautiful cover had me clicking the request button. It’s so pretty, beautiful and eye catching to be exact but like most books, a shinny cover doesn’t always mean the book itself will be dazzling but This Is Now did not disappoint!This is Now follows the story of Jess who aspires to study at university despite her dysfunctional family belief that she shouldn’t expect more because of her social status. Then she meets Sebastien, a gifted cellist, who is completely from a different clique. He’s perfect and talented and has great faith in Jess despite all of the frightening secrets she’s keeping. She’s starting to let her wall down but as she tries to carve a path for herself, all her secrets are starting to catch up with her.This is Now started as flat out raw and with no censor. I connected with Jess, the protagonist, immediately. I like the way she narrates and perceives things. WARNING: There were some instances where I wanted to shake her because I really think she can make better life choices. Despite my love/hate tension with her, she improves nonetheless. I liked her though initially I was overwhelmed by how much she worshiped gushed about Sebastien’s godly structural face. If I were in her shoes I probably would have also but seriously I don’t want the whole novel to be all about Sebastien’s face because we got that covered in the first 30% of the book. Thank God those fleeting moments passed. Sebastien is a great male pair for Jess. They are so different yet they fit together perfectly. Seriously guys, swoon. YOU WILL SWOON. The secondary characters are fully fleshed out as much as the main characters. I wouldn’t mind reading books about them also.I liked the plot of the book. It’s not an unusual one but it was well written. The plot flow smoothly and is pretty much a coming-of-age based concept. I appreciated how the book served a great moral lesson in that no matter where you came from, you can still make a different life for yourself. Maggie Gilbert wrote the romance beautifully. It was believable although the ending is quite cheesy. They are so cute and their relationship is one of the many things I adored about the book! This is Now is not a perfect novel as there are some things I wish were better developed but I highly recommend it to everyone who wants a great easy read that has a great moral lesson for readers.