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All This Time by Mikki Daughtry & Rachael Lippincott

 

We all know the saying "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." With that in mind, this review will be brief.

All This Time is coauthored by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott, the writes behind Five Feet Apart (which I did enjoy). The best thing I can say about All This Time is that, at 238 pages, I only wasted a few hours of my day reading it. 

Kyle has had the same girlfriend since middle school. The night of their high school graduation, he has a gift ready that he is sure will fix whatever is going wrong, because something is definitely bothering his girlfriend Kimberly. Unfortunately, before the night is over, they will be in a horrific car crash and Kyle will emerge with a traumatic brain injury and Kimberly will not survive. 

SPOILERS AHEAD..... stop here if you don't want to read them.

Let me rewrite that last sentence.... Unfortunately, before the night is over, they will be in a horrific car crash and Kyle will emerge with a traumatic brain injury and Kimberly will not survive.... or will she? The first inkling things may not be as they seemed was by far the most interesting thing that had happened in the story up until that point. 

BACK TO SPOILER FREE DOWN HERE..... come on back.

I don't know if I have ever rolled my eyes so many times reading a book, and I have read well over 1,000. This story was so ridiculous. There's nothing wrong with an unreliable narrator. It can often make a story quite interesting, as I mentioned in my recent review of Believe Me by J.P. Delaney. In this case, it initially verged on ridiculous before careening into an absolutely absurd trope. The writing felt fantastical, but not in a good way. The characters were lacking in any sort of depth, be in emotional or in terms of character development.

I just realized I said at the beginning I would not say much, since I did not have anything nice to say, and I clearly did not deliver on that promise. 😬

Let me wrap it up. Do yourselves a favor, and skip this one. If you don't believe me (and of course you don't have to), at least be sure you borrow the book instead of buying it. 

Final rating:

★☆☆☆☆

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