Luna’s Reviews > The Book of Love > Status Update

Ah, the story has come together! I am enjoying my time here, but man, oh man, is there so much slice-of-life stuff in between. The plot advances are sprinkled in between dozens of pages about teen angst. The drama of the kissing song, and college really takes up the majority of this book. I wouldn’t mind so much, but the characters spend way too much time thinking about their conflicts and not talking about it.

So, I have enjoyed this book so far. Much to go. I think it’s worthwhile to note that if you are in this for an all-encompassing mystery adventure, you have the wrong book. This book isn’t about one specific conflict. Instead, the main conflict is entangled in all of their various lives. Characters get introduced and their perspectives all add life to this piece, instead of further answering the question.

Ayeee finally things are occurring! Lots of things. The slice of life is giving way to some story beats.

I’m not sure how to feel about this book so far. The writing is intriguing. In terms of plot, there is a lot of poetic meandering in which we are touching upon their lives, rather than following beat-by-beat developments. I am hoping to continue and will update my actual page count soon. I just hope this writing style is able to lend itself favorably to plot tension.