so-soI was ALL in for the first 85%, but oh boy…that twist…I just could not. It felt lazy and overtly silly and it didn‘t do very much to resolve the plot in a satisfactory manner. It went from a book I‘d consider “serious” YA to “is this an 8th grade writing exercise and we‘ve hit the word count?” so shockingly I‘m not sure I‘ll ever recover.
so-soThe second story in “Let It Snow”.
Frankly I am just not a fan of John Green‘s writing. The ending is good, but the rest leading up to it was too pretentious for my taste.
pickThe first of three short stories in “Let It Snow”, I was going to leave it as one but the second story is not as good.
The Jubilee Express
Jubilee, stranded in an unknown town after her train was halted by a blizzard meets Stuart and his perky mom.
A cute, quick short read.
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“If you thought it was possible the world could end in your lifetime,” he began, “how far would you be willing to go to prevent it?”
He stepped back, and we waited to hear the answers.
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How is the twist of this one somehow simultaneously the smartest and dumbest plot choice ever? It‘s wild.
pickWell, I just read this in one sitting. 😂 There were some problematic character flaws (mainly any and all forgiveness of terrible people), but Grace is just so kick-ass that she smooths over most of them for me. I very much enjoyed the final altercation and was glad that Grace continued standing up for herself.
After a year and a half hiatus from my reading journey. I am back at my original challenge of trying to read all the books I own. I put all 119 unread book titles into an antique teapot and I draw each book. It‘s been working except I keep buying more. 🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
This is an incredibly beautiful story. It's also an incredibly sad story. It is filled with so much. So many lives lived. So many deaths. From so many years. Year after year of loving and dying. And not knowing why. Not remembering what happened to start it all. But when that final answer comes your jaw will drop. It will floor you. Unpend your heart.
Full review: https://lsmoore49.blogspot.com/2025/03/our-infinite-fates-by-laura-steven.html
