![]() ![]() Everything happened at almost breakneck speed, shoving key conflicts into far fewer pages than was necessary to develop the events of the novel. But at about the 40% mark, everything felt crammed into a scant amount of pages. The setup in the first third or so had the makings of a great story–a clear setup and a difficult conflict for Laila to overcome. ![]() Now, Final Draft started out with a lot of promise. So I owe a big thank you to Riley Redgate for all of that great rep! Additionally, her love interest is Korean-American and a lesbian, and there are several Latinx side characters. I’ll start out with what I liked–the representation! Final Draft was a very diverse book–Laila is mixed-raced and half-Latina, and her rep made me feel so seen! She’s also plus-size and pansexual, and that combination of representation is always fantastic to see. However, that wasn’t to say that it wasn’t at least enjoyable–it was a decent story, but it felt unnecessarily truncated. It left me wanting more in the end–everything felt so crammed and rushed, and as a result, all that could have been good ended up suffering. TW/CW: underage drinking, fatphobia, depression, death, descriptions of injuryįinal Draft had the makings of a great story, but it only felt like half a book. ![]() Actual footage of me once I finished the book ![]()
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