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Plot wise, hmm... It’s a good one so it’s not actually like one of those flat misunderstandings; wherein the MC walks into ML “talking shit” about him and then proceeds to dump him or “run away.” In this case, their misunderstanding had substance, it was more than just miscommunication. They were in a difficult time in their lives and they were too young to believe in themselves and to believe that they could make their relationship work. (With distance and time, however, they finally grew the fortitude to love, to be rightfully loved, and to shed tears for the love that passed! : D) This does have a few back and forth, present then past moments, a few chapters long every time. But the flashbacks add flesh to the story and gives out details that we won’t see in the present, so definitely not unnecessary and definitely not a skip.
[collapse]charactersSpoilerIt’s the first time I encountered a main character’s parents that aren’t divorced, dead, or perfect and in love. His parents are... flawed, but they kept the marriage even until the end. Anyways, back to the lead characters! MC and ML aren’t “dumb” they’re not the type of characters you agonize over because they continuously make bad decisions that keep ruining their lives in the name of feelings. Sure, you could consider them a bit ignorant, but it was believable and not contrived. If you were in the situation they were in, regardless of the different actions you’d take, you would still find that their feelings and thoughts were understandable.
[collapse]This isn’t some kind of super deep novel wherein you need your brain to dissect layers of complexities but nor is it too flat. I think it’s pretty straight forward. Basically, it delivered all that it was planning to deliver. I just wished we had some extras.