Not My Problem

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Two remarkable things about this author’s writing. One is that she buries her main character in the reader’s heart. The other is that she does not let you off the hook because once she’s gotten you to care, then you’re getting the whole story and you’re not going to turn away. I teared up, I belly laughed, and I wanted to tell Aideen that all would be well. For instance, if someone comes to you with a query at work, you might be unable to help them. You might work in a different department and not have an appropriate answer for them. I would love to but I’m afraid I’m in the brainstorming phase of what to do next so you’ll have to ask me again in a while!

idk tbh i just thought this book was kinda wild LOL. a lot of things happened that i did not expect and honestly just didn't feel realistic slkdjfslkUse italics (lyric) and bold (lyric) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part Unlike The Falling in Love Montage, this is more of a coming of age story than a romance. There is a cute, sort of enemies to lovers romance, but it’s not the main focus. However, I thought the amount of romance worked perfectly with the book. With everything else going on for our main character, the amount of romance was a good fit and I thought the couple was adorable too.

When you receive a request it can become a responsibility, and that responsibility needs to be embraced, accepted and met. Some might even try to exceed it. Oh, I’m so sorry! I certainly won’t be waiting around for you to finish. I don’t get paid enough for this, after all. In this book Aideen struggles with a difficult home situation, she has grown up poor which is largely caused by her mother’s alcohol problem. The duality of her feelings is portrayed excellent, you can see her love for her mother, but also the resentment towards her, because of the drinking and the problems it causes every time her mother relapses. Because of her home situation she doesn’t have many friends and she has a pretty isolated life.

the family related subplot was once again just... very sad. YA contemporary romance really doesn't shy away from the harshness of reality, there's always a very deep and meaningful discussion to be had about problems that actually concern many people. it makes me appreciate YA contemporaries a lot, i realised. Adult romance is often just... - well. I’m afraid this does not affect me” is a great formal alternative. It is polite, as it shows that you are not interested in someone else’s problem without dismissing it. I would love to help, but have a lot on my plate at the moment. Can I help you with it for a few hours next Tuesday?” The love interest (I forget her name sorry) was really bland? And boring? And I don't really understand why the fmc was so taken with her. She was supposed to be the typical teenage girl desperate for academic validation...which I could enjoy...but it was so superficially written? There was like 0 nuance to it, and even though I don't think there's anything wrong with the YA genre itself, sometimes if feels like an excuse for the author to write something that's unsubstancial. I mean, this girl is supposed to be all try hard, do-gooder yet she has an obsession with Hillary Clinton? Excuse me? And with that opening line, I was hooked. I simply had to know the story - why was Maebh having a temper tantrum? And what subsequent story was born from it? The answers did not let me down!