You Are Not Alone

I had such a fun time with this one. You know those movies that you'd never consider a favorite, but you've seen a bunch of times cause you land on them while flipping channels because nothing else is on? That's what this feels like it would be. It wasn't groundbreaking or unpredictable or full of shocking moments, but I didn't get the sense it was trying to be any of those things. I think the end was meant to pack a little more punch than it did, but it was what you'd expect if you've seen a movie or read a book like this before. It definitely follows a specific type of structure that's easily identifiable, and once you figure it out you can fill in the blanks.

I bet the authors had a fun time writing the timeline and mixing up the perspectives and time jumps to reveal details in a specific order. I think they did a good job with it and kept it interesting the whole time, even though it's a basic plot. I enjoyed actually liking a main character for once too - I'm getting so bored with unlikable main characters. Her obsession with stats was just the right kind of foreshadowing for me. I wasn't even annoyed at figuring things out early on. Instead, it was fun to find out if I was right at interpreting the hint or how the stat would come into play later. Overall, it was a good time.