I’m all for fandom unity, but readers get BLASTED with Riccio’s attempt to make everyone constantly aware that this book takes place in 2011. She acts more like a 12-year old than a college student, blurts out strangely dated phrases like “holy crap on a cracker”, and can’t go more than a couple pages without mentioning some fandom she is deeply invested in. Readers are blasted with Shane’s loud, bizarre personality from page one as she heads for London in a “giant hollowed-out pen with wings” (that’s a plane for those of you who don’t speak Bad Writing). The main aspect of this book that is just not good is the main character, Shane Primaveri. THE LONG REVIEW (contains minor spoilers!)

That’s the blurb review, but here’s some more of my detailed thoughts in case you want a little more info. On the whole, Again, but Better disappoints in every way except for the cover. The “romantic relationship” is bland and contains unhealthy elements like stalking, and made even more uninteresting by a dude whose personality resembles a bowl of oatmeal.

This fairly hyped book releases next week and so I’ll just get the down and dirty of it out of the way right now:Īgain, but Better has the vague workings of a novel that could have been really cool, but is dragged down by amateurish writing, trope-y characters who choke out awkward dialogue, and a plot that zigzags all over the place like a toddler drawing with one of those chunky crayons on a paper restaurant menu.

I took a couple months off from blogging because of college stuff, but it’s a fresh month and I’m back! I thought I’d go ahead and get my review for Again, but Better by Christine Riccio out there, because it was a doozy of a read. FOLKS! *insert Kurtis Conner clap here* Let’s do this.

Again but better book review