Lara's posts had some slang phrases and lots of run-on sentences, which is exactly how many teenage girls talk. It was also neat to see all the different personalities coming out in the blog entries themselves. I enjoyed how the book was presented in a series of blog entries, and how the reader was often able to see the same situation from two or more perspectives.
They had their share of heartaches, but have learned to celebrate the small triumphs and to find something to be thankful for in every situation. They were regular people, going about their daily lives in a small town, just like me. I fell in love with all of the characters. I loved this book! It is a sweet, simple story of people living in an everyday world.ĭon't get me wrong, I do love a good adventure story full of drama and magic, but this story was a great read for me because I could relate to it. I received a free download of this book from Story Cartel. I recommend this novel to both adults and teens as they both can find a character or characters they they can relate to. I look forward to reading more by Robin and hope that some of her future stories contain some of the same characters as Another Year or Two.
While this is not the type of novel that I would usually pick up and read, I enjoyed reading it and it went very quickly for me. Robin Stephen has successfully developed a novel where both teenage and adult characters share stories that overlap with each other. My favorite character, Madison, like me was a twenty-something substitute teacher who was unsure where to go with her life. I could even see a little bit of my high school self in Lara, my least favorite character through the majority of the novel. Since there were 5 main characters whose point of view we saw throughout the novel, I was able to see each character as they grew and developed throughout the story. The thing that I liked the most about Another Year or Two was that it was very character-driven. This format made it easy to see how characters can see and experience the same event differently and see how each character relates to the others. Once the novel began to flow and the pace began to pick up I really enjoyed that it was told in multiple perspectives. However, I soon began to see many the layers of connections between each character in the story.
When I first started reading the novel, the constant change in perspective took me out of the story and made it difficult for me to get to know the characters. The author Robin Stephen chose to write this novel in the form of blog posts by 5 different characters. Another Year or Two is a very unique novel with an interesting premise and format.
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