A Story of Now

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Nineteen year old Claire Pearson knows she needs a life And some new friends.But brittle, beautiful, and just a little bit too sassy for her own good sometimes, she no longer makes friends easily And she has no clue where to start on the whole finding a life front, either Not after a confidence shattering year dogged by bad break ups, friends who have become strangers, and her constant failure to meet her parents sky high expectations.When Robbie and Mia walk into Claire s work they seem the least likely people to help her find a life But despite Claire s initial attempts to alienate them, an unexpected new friendship develops.And it s the warm, brilliant Mia who seems to get Claire like no one has before Soon, Claire begins to question her feelings for her new friend.The sequel, The Sum of These Things, will be released in late 2015 Paperback available July 15.Length approx 140,000Themes Australia, lesbian, Melbourne, young adult, new adult Free Read Kindle ePUB A Story of Now Author Emily O’Beirne – kino-fada.fr My first thought when trying to come up with a review for this book is, I have no idea how to label it This is a romance, but the romance doesn t really happen until the last third of the book It s a coming of age story, but the main character s already 20 It s a coming out story, but the main character doesn t actually come out The best way to describe A Story of Now is to say that it s a few months in the life of a character these months include self doubt, aimlessness, family My first thought when trying to come up with a review for this book is, I have no idea how to label it This is a romance, but the romance doesn t really happen until the last third of the book It s a coming of age story, but the main character s already 20 It s a coming out story, but the main character doesn t actually com...Our protagonist is Claire a 21 year old Australian college student Claire lives at home with her disapproving mother and workaholic father Claire s parents push her to become a lawyer following in the family footsteps She of course has zero desire to do want her parents want her to do Claire is super cool and refreshingly self aware She s judgy, brash, unapologetic, kind and confident in who she is Claire knows she is operating well below her potential, and she s totally aware that she is Our protagonist is Claire a 21 year old Australian college student Claire lives at home with her disapproving mother and workaholic father Claire s parents push her to become a lawyer following in the family footsteps She of course has zero desire to do want her parents want her to do Claire is super cool and refreshingly self aware She s judgy, brash, unapologetic, kind and confident in who she is Claire knows she is operating well below her potential, and she s totally aware that she is meant to do something greater, she just can t get motivated to choose another path.Enter Mia, our other main character Mia is everything Claire is not She is studious, super focused, she is soft spoken, shy, geeky, and like Claire very lovable.The two girls have an instant friend connection Their friendship is witty and fun As story evolves and our characters are ...Talk about slow burn, I think this story has the slowest developing f f romance I ve yet to read In this genre, that s not a bad thing and is actually quite refreshing But, the possibility of romance isn t even in the equation until about 3 4 of the book is done because Claire and her to be love interest are thought to be straight, like there s not even a hint of anothe...It s hard to describe this book but it felt like I was reading a cross between someone s diary and the script of an episode of Beverly Hills 90210 Though to be fair it s in Australia, so maybe an episode of Paradise Beach The story started off slow for me personally I don t know what I was expecting but it wasn t for it to be so mundane I kept waiting for it to pick up the pace a little and when it did for a chapter or two it immediately slowed down again There was nothing that really stood It s hard to describe this book but it felt like I was reading a cross between someone s diary and the script of an episode of Beverly Hills 90210 Though to be fair it s in Australia, so maybe an episode of Paradise Beach The story started off slow for me personally I don t know what I was expecting but it wasn t for it to be so mundane I kept waiting for it to pick up the pace a little and when it did for a chapter or two it immediately slowed down again There was nothing that really stood out about these characters, they all just felt a little bland.I have to admit I m not a big fan of Claire because of her being so judgmental and a hypocrite at times but she did grow on me a little towards the end of the book I liked Mia a lotbecause her character feltcomplex There are a lot of secondary characters introduced but on...I tried, three times, and failed, three times I really really wanted to read this book, due to the great reviews However, few authors manage to woe me with present tense narration, as was the case here This is fully on me, so take my non review for what it is Not a review, just my musings.3.5I gotta admit, I didn t like Claire at first She was sassy, judgemental, rude, etc I m fully aware that was the point and she was actually supposed to be like that Maybe that s why I didn t really like the book when I started reading it I mean, it sucks when you re not a fan of the main character, right But then boom, something happened and I really started liking Claire I don t even know why, it was nothing specific, it just happened She never stopped being this sassy, not really 3.5I gotta admit, I didn t like Claire at first She was sassy, judgemental, rude, etc I m fully aware that was the point and she was actually supposed to be like that Maybe that s why I didn t really like the book when I started reading it I mean, it sucks when you re not a fan of the main character, right But then boo...This is a nice romance who deals with insecurity and inferiority complex.Claire and Mia, the two lead characters are both really nice, but both have to grow up a little in order to find their way to happiness.Claire is openly in a crisis state She has relationship problems with her family, and she really doesn t know which direction to give her life At the beginning of the novel we see her all grumpy and in a superiority complex mood masquerading an inferiority complex So I agree whith what I This is a nice romance who deals with insecurity and inferiority complex.Claire and Mia, the two lead characters are both really nice, but both have to grow up a li...I received a copy via net galley.I absolutely LOVED this book This won t be a review,like gushing and random crying about how I need book two right now This is a beautiful love story, frustrating but equally worth it in the end I loved the characters, the writing style I found odd at first but soon I found myself completely blissful in the story I just kept turning page after page I also really enjoyed how the author handled the romantic scenes as delicate vs something overly erotic I received a copy via net galley.I absolutely LOVED this book This won t be a review,like gushing and random crying about how I need book two right now This is a beautiful love story, frustrating but equally worth it in the end I loved the characters, the writing style I found odd at first but soon I found myself completely blissful in the story I just kept turning page after page I also really enjoyed how the author handled the romantic scenes as delicate vs something overly erotic It ...I really liked this story A very easy 5 stars It s sweet and I love both Claire and Mia, actually I loved all of the characters, they were written very well I loved how the story started, with Claire meeting these two people at random in the dive bar she works and how even though she insults one of them a friendship develops It s random and it happens naturally It was really easy to get lost in Claire s world and how shes trying to figure out who she is and how shes supposed to fit. I really liked this story A very easy 5 stars It s sweet and I love both Claire and Mia, actually I loved all of the characters, they were written very well I loved how the story started, with Claire meeting these two people at random in the dive bar she works and how even though she insults one of them a friendship develops It s random and it happens naturally It was really easy to get lost in Claire s world and how shes trying to figure out who she is and how shes supposed to fit. especially when he mum is constantly dragging her does and nit picking everything she does its not surprising she s feeling insecure about herself.I loved her somewhat bitchy and brutally honest attitude I loved the banter between all of the characters and it was all very believable to me I could go on about how much I loved this story but I think everyone has done a great job an I d probably just be repeating what they ve said already I will definitely be buying the second book, ...Sooooo this one is difficult for me I enjoyed the story line I enjoyed the cast of characters as well The writing was good However, I found it somewhat over descriptive There are scenes that don t really lead you anywhere Hence the 4 stars It s a nice, angsty, coming out falling in love story.

A Story of Now
  • English
  • 01 April 2019
  • Paperback
  • 388 pages
  • 3955333450
  • Emily O’Beirne
  • A Story of Now