All This Time by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott - OPTIONAL

All This Time by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott, 319 pages. Simon & Shuster. 2020. $19 

Language: R (99 swears 25 'f');  Mature Content: PG-13 (Underage drinking, implied sex, partial nudity); Violence: PG (Car accident) 

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE . 

18yo Kyle and Kim are a "goals" type of couple. Together since middle school, their future together seems promising until disaster strikes and Kyle is faced with the fact that he was driving the car his girlfriend died in. As he heals, he meets Marley, a funny, quiet girl who has also experienced tragedy that maybe only Kyle can understand. As friendship and feelings grow, though, Marley insists that a true happy ending cannot be possible for them. But she cannot be right, can't she? 

Not going to lie, this book almost lost me multiple times in the first two thirds. The writing was only decent, I didn't care about any of the characters (in fact I thought they were annoying and undeveloped), and I didn't care at all for the pacing. But then that last third hit, and I was sucked in! There is a wonderful twist that you both don't see coming and definitely enjoy! I do, in fact, recommend this novel! Mature content includes implied sex and underage drinking, but mostly this book has rough language. Characters are implied to be mostly white, no specific colors are mentioned. 

Sierra Finlinson