Our protagonist Abby felt a little flaky, though I love how she decided to challenge herself with ‘the list.’ Notably, her achievements weren’t character defining, but merely experiences to help broaden her worldly view. Which is great for an afternoons escapism when you don’t necessarily want to be dragged over the coals of hurt and pain to get some character development, and where you know you’re going to get happy smiles at the end. But we still get West’s ever-present positivity and sunshine. For some, this might be the death knell for a book. Not that it is any way a bad thing, just that it felt like it lacked layers and sophistication. Where some of her novels feel like a blockbuster rom-com, ‘ Love, Life, and the List’ felt like a made-for-tv movie on the Hallmark channel. ‘ Love, Life and the List’ lacked complexity, and quite frankly, failed to drag out any of the feels. But this one feels average in its place of West novel rankings.
But as the deadline approaches, Abby realizes that getting through the list isn’t as straightforward as it seems… and that maybe-just maybe-she can’t change her art if she isn’t first willing to change herself.Īnother cutesy addition to my collection of Kasie West novels.
She knows that if she can complete the list she’ll become the kind of artist she’s always dreamed of being. And now she’s been rejected from an art show because her work “has no heart.” So when she gets another opportunity to show her paintings Abby isn’t going to take any chances.Ībby gives herself one month to do ten things, ranging from face a fear (#3) to learn a stranger’s story (#5) to fall in love (#8). She hasn’t been able to manage her mother’s growing issues with anxiety. She has a not-so-secret but definitely unrequited crush on her best friend, Cooper. Seventeen-year-old Abby Turner’s summer isn’t going the way she’d planned. An idea to broaden one’s horizons for the sake of art – great idea, flat delivery.
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