10 things about this book...

10 Things I Can See From Here
Carrie Mac
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Maeve's anxiety is struggling. Struggling with having to leave home for six months. Struggling with her mom's new boyfriend. Struggling with her relationships. Struggling to keep her anxiety from holding her down.

Available February 28th, 2017

Ok so in the name of the title I have decided to do this one a little different....

Ten things I loved about this book: 

1.I loved the writing. I found myself getting lost in the descriptions of things.

2. I loved the family dynamics. I don't want to spoil anything but the interactions are wonderful.

3. I loved that there were flaws in the characters. No one is perfect in this book...no one. 

4. I loved the slow build of this book. The true purpose of this story takes a while to get into. 

5. I loved the crazy statistics that Maeve pulls out. I started to feel paranoid thinking of all the possible dangers around me. 

6. I loved the love interest. No spoilers but I felt the butterflies. 

7. I loved sibling love in this book. It made me smile. 

8. I loved the growth of the characters..well most of them. 

9. I loved that bad things happened. I was expecting this neat put together story but it isn't neat...it is messy but wonderful. 

10. I loved the cover. Seriously, it is simple but so pretty! 

So, now...

10 things I didn't like.

1. The main character never felt finished to me. She was so young in her actions but was supposed to be older and I just felt she was missing something. 

2. I wanted more. I felt this book had more to offer. I think that doing some side stories like in The Sun is Also A Star would have taken this book to the next level. I wanted more from small side characters...like the neighbor, mom's boyfriend, the mean boys, even the lifeguard. 

3. I didn't like that the mother. I just didn't. 

4. I didn't like the brothers interactions. I felt like those needed to be more flushed out.

5. I didn't like the lack of anger from Claire over the actions of the Dad. I felt there would have been more anger. 

6. I didn't like the ending....I wanted more...like that happened at the end of the six months! 

7. I didn't enjoy the backstory drama...I just felt like it was so unimportant. 

8. I didn't like the grandma...I mean seriously get some damned booster seats! 

9. I didn't like ...ok well crap I can't come up with anymore...so 

10. nothing else 

Ha! 

Ok, seriously, I was pleasantly surprised by this one. It was a good read. Not perfect but good. I liked it.