Beary Into Books's Reviews > My Last Innocent Year

To be honest, I’m not sure how I feel about this book. It was well written and makes for a great debut but it just didn’t work in my opinion. This book deals with some heavy topics that didn’t bother me but please make sure you check out the tw’s just in case. This book talks about consent which is an important topic to discuss. I think my main issue with this book was the main character. She obviously went through some traumatic situations but I never felt like she reflected or gave anything any real thought. I wish the author gave her character more depth. I also didn’t care for any of the side characters; they felt too one note and almost just like generic college kids. I almost DNF this one and part of me wished I did because there was no payoff in the end. The ending left me unsatisfied. While I found the writing to be good the pacing was all over the place. It started out strong but then became so slow. It stayed slow and repetitive for the majority of the book. This book will definitely make you think and ask questions but it won’t give you any answers. Overall, it was okay. It’s a book that I’m not sure if I would recommend but I’d say give it a try for yourself. Just because I didn’t vibe with it doesn’t mean you won’t.

Thank you so much @henryholtbooks for the gifted copy on Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.