I found the themes of death and grieving to be impactful. The subplots with the dance was nicer, though, and the drama that ensued because of it was entertaining. It just didn’t add much to Miles’s story. There was one subplot, though, with Randall’s asthma, that was weird and not wholly necessary. They were cute, tenderhearted moments, and the friendships genuinely felt fairly authentic to my own middle schoolers. Though I didn’t much care for the romance plotline, I did enjoy the friendship moments with Miles and Randall and then with Tate and Amy. It was primarily only mentioned in her thoughts (and BRIEFLY by Miles), and it seemed to be more of a thing she was self-conscious of rather than a legitimate plot point. It served no purpose in the story, and it didn’t develop her character any really.
I also felt like her leg discrepancy continuously felt like an afterthought to the story. They were incredibly boring and took away from the overall story, and I didn’t entirely get why they were deemed necessary by the author and editors. I reallllllly could have done without Amy’s written stories. On this same note, Amy was… not a character that I cared for. As it turns out, I found the entire bowling plot line to be really fun and cute! Actually, I was enjoying it so much that I became frustrated when the author decided to turn the book into more of a romance story.
Review: I don’t think I’ve ever read a book about bowling, so I was a bit curious going into the book about how I’d feel. He loses focus on bowling, he starts paying more attention to girls, and he has some serious family issues to handle. However, when a new girl, Amy, shows up in his life, everything he knows begins to change. Summary: There are two things that Miles loves most in his life: bowling and his grandpa.
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