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A review by christinaschronicles
Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer
3.0
3.5 stars
Thank you NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I loved [b:Letters to the Lost|30038855|Letters to the Lost (Letters to the Lost, #1)|Brigid Kemmerer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1464361740s/30038855.jpg|45042926] and [b:More Than We Can Tell|34236194|More Than We Can Tell (Letters to the Lost, #2)|Brigid Kemmerer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1497531108s/34236194.jpg|55294131] by Brigid Kemmerer, so when I saw she had a new YA book coming out, I jumped at the chance to read it.
I read the first half yesterday and the second half today. When I read Letters to the Lost, I could not put the book down. I started it, went to sleep, and woke up to finish it. However, I didn't feel that same lust for Call It What You Want.
This book is based around Robin Hood and the morally gray area of if your stealing for the good of others, does it make it wrong?
Rob is an outcast because of something his father did. Maegan is an outcast because of something she did. Rob and Maegan get assigned to do a project together and quickly form a bond. While trying to escape their lives, Rob and Maegan start to develop feelings for each other.
This book kept me interested, the climax of a mystery getting solved definitely helped me make it to the end of this book. The one and biggest problem with this book is I felt like I've read it before.
This book correlates so much with Letters to the Lost that I think it held me from fully immersing myself in this book and loving it as much as I wanted it too. The plots of both books are essentially the same. The two main characters both have a "dark past" they want to run away from and they come together to form a romantic bond. The male main character has an unlikely friendship with another outcast and the girl character had a loving family at home.
It all just felt too familiar.
I wanted to be in love with Rob. He was sweet, respectful, and stayed up all night reading fantasy. I mean, hello? Need I say more? However, his character just didn't quite do it for me. I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe I just like more of a sarcastic ass hole. Ok, not maybe, I do. SUE ME. I want a sarcastic ass hole that also reads fantasy. ANYWAYS. Rob didn't want to be anything like his dad, but I feel like as a way to deal with what happened in his life, he started turning into his dad. It was sad to see, but I'm glad he finally came around to his senses.
Maegan was ok.. again, didn't love her didn't hate her. I'm glad she grew a backbone and started standing up for herself. Overall though, she was a pretty boring character. Extremely close with her parents and tells them everything, has one friend (who sucks btw), no hobbies... nothing.
I loved Maegan's sister, Samantha, and her story line, as well as Rob's friend Owen. They were both sarcastic and funny, adding a fun dimension to the story line. Literally the only sarcasm we got was from these two and I lived for their scenes in the book.
I feel like the book was a climax of multiple story lines making a decision about an end result. However, all of the characters resolutions happened at the very end of the book and all of the sudden it was over. No thought processes on why they were choosing that route or what would happen after. This is a big peeve of mine. I don't like when a book is leading up to an end goal and then skimps on the facts. I've read this book for hours to find out what this is! I need more details!!
The Robin Hood concept of this book is an interesting way of looking at stealing. What if you were stealing to help others who needed it more? Is it still wrong? What if you felt it was what was owed to you? I'm happy that Owen's mom finally addressed that it isn't up to you to decide who owes you what, that it is still wrong.
The book was good and had a thought provoking story line in a lot of different aspects. It shows that no matter how people act on the outside, you have no idea what's going on in their life. If you like YA contemporary romance and are a fan on Letters to the Lost, then you will really enjoy this new novel by Brigid Kemmerer.
Thank you NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I loved [b:Letters to the Lost|30038855|Letters to the Lost (Letters to the Lost, #1)|Brigid Kemmerer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1464361740s/30038855.jpg|45042926] and [b:More Than We Can Tell|34236194|More Than We Can Tell (Letters to the Lost, #2)|Brigid Kemmerer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1497531108s/34236194.jpg|55294131] by Brigid Kemmerer, so when I saw she had a new YA book coming out, I jumped at the chance to read it.
I read the first half yesterday and the second half today. When I read Letters to the Lost, I could not put the book down. I started it, went to sleep, and woke up to finish it. However, I didn't feel that same lust for Call It What You Want.
This book is based around Robin Hood and the morally gray area of if your stealing for the good of others, does it make it wrong?
Rob is an outcast because of something his father did. Maegan is an outcast because of something she did. Rob and Maegan get assigned to do a project together and quickly form a bond. While trying to escape their lives, Rob and Maegan start to develop feelings for each other.
This book kept me interested, the climax of a mystery getting solved definitely helped me make it to the end of this book. The one and biggest problem with this book is I felt like I've read it before.
This book correlates so much with Letters to the Lost that I think it held me from fully immersing myself in this book and loving it as much as I wanted it too. The plots of both books are essentially the same. The two main characters both have a "dark past" they want to run away from and they come together to form a romantic bond. The male main character has an unlikely friendship with another outcast and the girl character had a loving family at home.
It all just felt too familiar.
I wanted to be in love with Rob. He was sweet, respectful, and stayed up all night reading fantasy. I mean, hello? Need I say more? However, his character just didn't quite do it for me. I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe I just like more of a sarcastic ass hole. Ok, not maybe, I do. SUE ME. I want a sarcastic ass hole that also reads fantasy. ANYWAYS. Rob didn't want to be anything like his dad, but I feel like as a way to deal with what happened in his life, he started turning into his dad. It was sad to see, but I'm glad he finally came around to his senses.
Spoiler
And if I didn't see him get caught putting the diamond earrings back from a mile away...smhMaegan was ok.. again, didn't love her didn't hate her. I'm glad she grew a backbone and started standing up for herself. Overall though, she was a pretty boring character. Extremely close with her parents and tells them everything, has one friend (who sucks btw), no hobbies... nothing.
I loved Maegan's sister, Samantha, and her story line, as well as Rob's friend Owen. They were both sarcastic and funny, adding a fun dimension to the story line. Literally the only sarcasm we got was from these two and I lived for their scenes in the book.
I feel like the book was a climax of multiple story lines making a decision about an end result. However, all of the characters resolutions happened at the very end of the book and all of the sudden it was over. No thought processes on why they were choosing that route or what would happen after. This is a big peeve of mine. I don't like when a book is leading up to an end goal and then skimps on the facts. I've read this book for hours to find out what this is! I need more details!!
The Robin Hood concept of this book is an interesting way of looking at stealing. What if you were stealing to help others who needed it more? Is it still wrong? What if you felt it was what was owed to you? I'm happy that Owen's mom finally addressed that it isn't up to you to decide who owes you what, that it is still wrong.
The book was good and had a thought provoking story line in a lot of different aspects. It shows that no matter how people act on the outside, you have no idea what's going on in their life. If you like YA contemporary romance and are a fan on Letters to the Lost, then you will really enjoy this new novel by Brigid Kemmerer.