I am not fond of this book either. I am also surprised by its high ratings/reviews and best-seller status. The novel reminds me of a so-so Netflix movie. You see what it was trying to do, and there were some cute moments, but overall, nothing landed or stuck with you. It was a very surface-level novel. Sadie to me was just so unlikeable. In the beginning her character had promise, but then it was really hard to like her. Espeically when she essentially blamed Sam for getting back together with Dov and then never really had a breakthrough or self-awareness as to why she shouldn't blame others for her actions.

In another thread on this book, I also mentioned that sometimes the writing was a little disjointed. Zevin would use more obscure words (which I do appreciate), but in the actual sentence, it did not seem to fit. For example, palimpsest. The way she used that word when I looked it up did not really fit its' proper or commonly used meaning.