Review: Funny But Shallow
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2014
To be honest, I'm not sure how I feel about this book. It's kinda all over the place. The author states that she just wanted to write a NA book about "real new adults" and I'll give her that. A few years ago, I knew some people that were like these characters. They were immature, annoying at times, and made many stupid decisions. My problem is that, as a reader, you want to (need to) connect with the characters. I've read several books where I couldn't stand a main character but they still brought out some emotion in me. But with this one, I didn't feel much depth from any of the characters. Max and Riley didn't really make sense as friends to me, let alone as more than that. When they got together, it was just so forced and awkward. I know that's probably more realistic but that doesn't mean that I want to read about it either.Since Forever Ago has these hilarious moments, I'll give it that, but not much else. The maid of honor speech was a definite highlight for me and anything that had to do with Evan. For those two reasons alone, I'm going to round up and give it 3 stars. The inner dialogue was funny at times, but there was just too much of it. With better characters or more development, I think this would have been a more enjoyable read. Overall, it was a quick read that I didn't hate, but I didn't love it either.*I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*