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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Here We Are Now by Jasmine Warga
4.0
This is one of those books I never would have bought myself, but I won this book in a huge giveaway and Sunday Evening I decided to pick it up. And I do not regret that, because I really enjoyed the book and was pleasantly surprised.
The story is written in a nice mixture of street language and beautiful sentences. The voice of the book really fits the main character and that's really important to me. I also liked the way of storytelling, where we read Taliah's story from her point of view and her mother's story from her mother's point of view. The one downside is that I'm pretty sure that Taliah doesn't have the exact same knowledge as we have, since her father tells her her mother's story and doesn't know all details. But it does help to get a better image of her mother and her side of the story.
What I also really loved about this story, was the focus on emotions. There wasn't much action, there weren't huge fights or conflicts, it was all very emotional driven, character driven. The story really was about love, about connecting, about relationships from all kinds. I really enjoyed that. I have to admit that for me the small love-story between Taliah and Toby wasn't really needed, but it didn't really bother me either, so fine.
I really enjoyed this book and story and I really liked the characters and the way the story was written so all sides of the story was understandable. I'd definitely recommend this book to everyone who likes contemporary reads centered around building and breaking relationships.
The story is written in a nice mixture of street language and beautiful sentences. The voice of the book really fits the main character and that's really important to me. I also liked the way of storytelling, where we read Taliah's story from her point of view and her mother's story from her mother's point of view. The one downside is that I'm pretty sure that Taliah doesn't have the exact same knowledge as we have, since her father tells her her mother's story and doesn't know all details. But it does help to get a better image of her mother and her side of the story.
What I also really loved about this story, was the focus on emotions. There wasn't much action, there weren't huge fights or conflicts, it was all very emotional driven, character driven. The story really was about love, about connecting, about relationships from all kinds. I really enjoyed that. I have to admit that for me the small love-story between Taliah and Toby wasn't really needed, but it didn't really bother me either, so fine.
I really enjoyed this book and story and I really liked the characters and the way the story was written so all sides of the story was understandable. I'd definitely recommend this book to everyone who likes contemporary reads centered around building and breaking relationships.