Review: Unrequited by Emma Grey

Seventeen-year-old Kat Hartland loathes Unrequited, the world's biggest boy band. Is she the only girl in Sydney who can't be bothered with perfect-looking Angus Marsden?
Give her 5 Seconds of Summer. Now.
Or maybe the seriously-hot med student who rescued her on a train—and who could be Douglas Booth's twin! Perfect formal partner, much?
But when Kat comes face to face with Angus Marsden himself, things start to get complicated. Very. Throw in a deranged female popstar, final exams, a part in the musical and a mum who just doesn't get it—and where is her best friend?
When did life get so crazy? Kat's just an ordinary schoolgirl.
Isn't she?
My Thoughts:
I didn't hate this story, but I didn't love it either. There were quite a few things that made me eye roll. For one, everything played out way too conveniently. All the meetings, how the characters fell into each other's laps, it was all so unbelievable.
I also feel like the Sarah-Joel story was unneeded, as well as the Cassidy one. I think the story would have been stronger if it focused on Kat's and Angus' back stories and them coming together.
All the characters felt immature for me. Especially Sarah and Joel who are supposed to be medical and law students, but I I feel like their voices and actions should make them fifteen.
The writing is telling most of the time too, and jumps perspectives too much. There are a tone of cliche's as well.
But aside from all this, it's a cute read. A One Direction type fanfic read. I'm sure tweens would enjoy this.
Published on September 11, 2014 15:38
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