Mia's BOOK REVIEWS (OPEN)

Just Friends

The plot of the story is pretty simple. New girl, new place, new school and etc. Her parents move to London, where she meets Harry Styles.

There's tons of stories like this, I know. It's one of the most common plots and it's interesting, at least for me.

So, I liked the start of the story. It has details and if I have to admit it gets a little boring, with all the explanation about moving and stuff, but that's normal considering the story has just started. As I continued to read I was expecting something to happen and it did. I'm not sure what chapter exactly but we were seeing the main character 3 years after the story's timeline in the first chapters. I got really surprised by the time skip, I didn't expected it. And on top of that, she was more than changed. Which I liked.

As much as I find the characters interesting, I think something is missing from the story. After the chapter with the time skip I got really confused at first. There are a lot of things that happened and were all explained with very few sentences. I didn't like that. I think the last chapters were a bit rushed. There's a lot to take in, but everything's described in only 1-2 chapters, like, I can't understand the feelings of the characters. I can't "go through" it with them. I know the author put a lot of effort in this story, every author does, but I just think it needs some editing. I didn't feel the bonding between Harry and the main character. I know they got best friends but how..why? I know her father hid her mother and went to jail but that's all. These are just some facts that were written and I expected more. I expected to see the pain and the confusion in the main character, but that didn't happen. She only pushed Harry away and started smocking, then turned into a stripper.  I get it, she had a hard couple of years,  but I was kinda hoping we can see her struggle, not just the result of it.

The plot is very interesting, especially the part in the future with what the main character has become. I like the idea itself and it's good, but it needs more work in my opinion. The grammar is good. It's just I need to see more from the characters, not just "I ate breakfast, went to school  and saw Harry" kinda thing  (there's not such line in that story though).

I know I am far from perfect. I saw the same flaws and mistakes in that story, that I sometimes do. I'm not the one to judge. It's my own opinion. I like the idea and I'm interested in following how the things will work out only from curiosity, but that's all. If you want, you can check out the story and decide for yourself. There's nothing wrong with supporting writers while they are trying to improve themselves.

-fearlessxmadness