Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore (#9 in 2020)
Thank you to @librofm and @flatironbooks for my advanced audio version of this newbie!
If I could describe this book, it would be a combination of Thirteen Going on Thirty (yusss, Jennifer Garner) mixed with the ghost of Christmas past from A Christmas Carol... mixed with any 90s primetime sitcom accompanied by a laugh track of fake audience members. I mean that... exactly as you're thinking I mean it. Now here we go with my unpopular opinion:
This book was somewhat entertaining, but it was SO cheesy. All of the characters, including Oona, have the exact same sense of wit. There isn't much variety between the characters' personalities, which left me a little bored. Don't get it twisted-- I love a good sarcastic character, but this element only works if there's contrast between characters and if the sarcasm is reserved for select characters.
The plot had way too many holes. Time travel is obviously fictional, but authors like Blake Crouch know how to craft the concept and still make it seem believable. Montimore left a lot of questions regarding the logistics of how Oona's time travel worked or why it occurred.
I felt like the author danced around a few potential themes, but never fully took advantage of any of them. With the lack of a theme, the progression of the storyline felt almost pointless. There were also a few moments that were pivotal for Oona, but the emotions never actually came. Perhaps this book just wasn't for me, so I'll give it 2.5 stars
Have you read this one? Thoughts? What books just kind of left you with that "meh" feeling?
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