Review: The Infinite Moment Of Us
RATING: 3/5
*WARNING: SPOILERS*
This book was a bit of a disappointment for me. Not sure what I was expecting, but it definitely wasn't that. It was too predictable, too cheesy, and too airy to the point where it just irritated me. I'm usually all for romantic books, but this was just meh.
For starters, their relationship was just so cliche. A studious girl with strict parents falling for the high school hottie, and neither of them thinking the other would EVER date them. Then boom, what do you know, they both realize they like each other and begin their perfect life together. Except, it's not totally perfect of course, or that would make the book too boring. They have their fights over pretty stupid stuff and both are being ridiculous about it. I thought it had an interesting plot when I read the summary, but the way it was written was too predictable and overdone.
Second, the book was totally sexist. For example, Charlie and Tessa were having a coversation about how a guy and girl SHOULD have sex. She tells him to "take charge when things get steamy" and that "girls like guys who are strong". She goes on and on about how girls and guys are different, but when "doing it", they each should, essentially, stick to their roles. Like, wtf.
Then, when Wren and Charlie were having their sex talk, Wren told him that she went on the pill and wants him to get tested (since his ex was a pretty scandalous girl). Now, that's smart. But then she goes on to say that she doesn’t want her first time to be with a condom unless they have to. “Just you and me--that’s what I want."
Seriously? The author is romantacizing condomeless sex. Keep in mind that these characters have just graduated high school. Girls of this same age and younger are probably reading this book and getting ideas of "oh, this is so romantic, I want my first time to be like this too." It's giving teens the idea that condoms aren't necessary if she's on the pill. Well, newsflash, the pill is VERY easy to forget (or lie about) and the responsibility shouldn't rely on the girl, especially when she's the one who's going to get pregnant when things go wrong. The more protection the better, especially when you're this young. Life lesson guys.
This book had a lot of hype, but it was not at all what I was expecting. Disgustingly cheesy and cliche, had too many awkward sex scenes for a YA book, and depicted too many sexist ideas. Pretty cover though.
