The Gravity of Us

Süße Liebesgeschichte, aber war einfach nicht mein Thema mit der Geschichte drumherum. Zwischendurch hatte es ganz schöne Längen, wodurch ich mehrmals pausiert habe.

2.5/5 Opposed to the ratings of some of the reviewers I follow on here, I am rounding down, because I personally had points that actively lessened my enjoyment of this book. This is really cute, don't get me wrong. And it had things going for itself! There's mental health rep (depression & anxiety), there's a set up for discussions of family, there's a m/m romance! The things I took issue with were: the way social media/online fame were handled (it felt really unrealistic, not just because of INCREDIBLE numbers, but also because it is stressed how hard Cal works on this, but he's never shown working on it, you know?), the way the best-friend subplot was handled, the insta-love between Cal and Leon (in the book's defense, that is already stated on the back, it just reeeeally doesn't work for me personally) and I suppose in general this was more telling than showing. I could imagine this works well for people who rank plot higher than characters. The plot didn't feel fast to me, but it moves along quickly. For me personally the depth was lacking in the characters, there were a lot of possibilities for deep topics (and everything that was said felt respectful indeed), but I was left wanting more reflection; deeper, more complex descriptions and thoughts. As I said, this is definitely a matter of personal taste, this time we just didn't match up well.

it wasn't for me... at all... i love me some unlikable characters, but the main character is too unlikable for my taste. he is incredibly selfish and self-centered. i hated being in his head and hearing his thoughts.