She doesn’t try to hide the fact that sex is a part of a teenager’s life, which is surprising in a good way. Huntely Fitzpatrick seems to have become known for making her book characters have realistic conversations about sex. There was also this extended thing with Cass ‘rescuing’ Gwen from boiling some lobsters and they kept bringing it up like it was supposed to be poignant but felt kinda lame instead.
In the beginning I thought it was cute but cute can very easily cross into annoying.
It seemed excessive to drag it out that long. There are a whole bunch of secondary characters in this book, but I wouldn’t say they felt like anything more than secondary.Ī lot of the tension in WITWT was built up from Gwen and Cassidy’s backstory, which the reader doesn’t get to learn until around 60% through. He’s good at sports, but failing his English Lit class – guess who has to tutor him(!)- and his family have put a lot of pressure on him to do well. At school she has a reputation for being ‘easy’ and she’s not sure how she feels about that.Ĭass – Is he different from any contemporary romantic interest I’ve read before? No. She’s got a pretty complicated home life: money’s tight, her parents are divorced and she has to take care of her brother. She needed to come to terms with who she was and that took a long time. She’s the kind of girl who seems super confident but also puts herself down a lot. Gwen – she had a lot of personal development. What I Though Was True deals with a lot of miscommunication, and in the beginning it’s mysterious and enticing, but by the end it’s a no from me. To a certain extent, there was too much going on! And most importantly the story was too long and could’ve been wrapped up a lot sooner. There’s a lot of sub-plot to the main romance including financial troubles for everyone, a romance between Gwen’s cousin Nic and her best friend Vivie, swimming lessons for her not-autistic-but-unclassified-disabled brother. Cassidy Somers happens to be working as the yard boy and the two of them have a mysterious past. Gwen has lived on Seashell island all her life and, this summer, she gets a job as a companion for a rich old lady. The first half was SO GOOD but the second half, well… I was pumped to be reading something contemporary with lots of summery feelings, and I wanted to give Huntley Fitzpatrick a second chance.
With What I Though Was True there seemed to be a lot more mixed reviews, so I felt a lot more prepared. I read My Life Next Door in 2014 and wasn’t blow away because I’d heard a lot of over-hyped reviews. Note: This book was given to us by the publisher in exchange for our honest review. What I Though Was True by Huntley Fitzpatrick
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