The Idea of You

Rounded up from 3.75

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this book but I have a few takeaways:
1. This is NOT a romance. It doesn't follow any of the formulas that make a book a romance so keep that in mind before you read this.

2. I almost DNF'd this during the first half. I just really wasn't enjoying it but it was recommended to me by a trusted source so I continued.

3. I'm glad that I didn't DNF. I enjoyed the second half better. It made me laugh and cry.

4. I can't stop thinking about this book. It makes you think about double standards for men/women when dating someone younger, art and what is considered art, fandom (especially girl fandom) - the boy band craze and also how we as a society under value anything that girls and women love.

5. This is open door through out the entire book so you can't just skip the open door scenes. You have to be OK with that.

I think if you have the right expectations going in then you will gain something from this read. I almost didn't read this because of the mother/daughter element and that is what bothered me most about this book. If your book club can handle sexy time I think this would make a great book club read.