If I'm Being Honest

Urghh I wish Goodreads had half star ratings, but this isn't quite a two star read, but it's definitely not a three.

Let me begin by saying I really enjoyed this book. Cameron's problems felt real and her honesty was refreshing at times. That being said, after finishing the book, all I could think about were issues I had with it's overall resolution. Truth be told–if I'm thinking about the book after I finish it, as well as “improving” it in my mind, it means I actually liked the book; I don't think about books I didn't like for the most part.

So, my main issue was Cameron's forgiveness of her mother. Her mother basically abandoned her after she was able to take care of herself and her mother. Given what we know about Cameron, it was an insufficient resolution, IMO. I'm not sure insufficient is the right word, but it just didn't mesh with the character I read about. I also wanted Cameron to have more of a fight with her father, but maybe that's just the b!tch in me. Same goes for Elle (and Morgan by proxy). Maybe it was a grown-up ending and I wanted more happily ever after? It just didn't work for me.

This is the first book by these authors, and I'll definitely try another. 3.5 stars

This the first Wibroka book I've ever read and it was...decent.

Pros
+Cameron's home life and issues. I feel like they were real and believable however frustrating her parents were.

+Popular girl to humble and falls for guy out of her league. I love this trope. It was a big thing that drew me to this book.

+New group of friends. I just wish we got to see her grow closer to all of them.

+The writing was nice and made to book and easy to read. It makes me look forward to reading their newest book, What's Not to Love.

Cons
-Cameron's TERRIBLE. Even compared to other unlikeable popular protagonist I've read. What she did she did to her ex was wrong.

-Kinda slow at times. There were some slow moments were I felt kike the book dragged on. I felt this book didn't really need forty chapters.

-Her old friends. I can't her friends. elle a witch and Morgan is infuriatingly neutral even tho it's obvious who she chooses.

-Cameron's parents. They were so infuriating. Her mom with no backbone and her dad being so cold and cruel. And then her mom just suddenly had this weird completely out of nowhere character development near end. That was too easy and so unrealistic

-Cameron's development. I felt like Cameron didn't really have any big character development until the end. She just slightly nicer that her Mean Girl self, and even then she still lashed out at people up until the end.

-Cameron relationship with Brendan. I felt we barely got to see anything. They mainly spent the book apart wondering about their feelings and her obsessing over Andrew.

Yeah while If I'm being Honest wasn't bad, it just isn't memorable. It was just decent.