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As You Walk By Review


Book Source: Kindle 
Cross Post Review: Chantie's Goodreads Review
Type: Novel
Starred Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Smut Rating: 0.5/5

As You Walk By by Julian Winters Review 


This book sent me on a roller coaster ride. I liked it, then I didn’t, and then I did. I was expecting something different from what I received but still, it wasn’t disappointing. I was more than satisfied with the outcome. It was refreshing and easy to read. I wasn’t a huge fan of the whole ‘most of everything happened at the party’ concept. I felt like more things could be eased into if it weren’t. Either way, the little funny scenes and the growth of the characters made up for the lack. 

There were a lot of messages hidden in the story. Heavy themed. Sometimes I think it was too much, but it didn’t take away from the storyline. That much. I liked Theo, even though he was that protagonist who didn’t make you wanna like him sometimes. It was fun to read about him and how he was. Why he acted the way he did. I wasn’t a big fan of Aleah. But I loved everyone else.  

This was my first story by Julian. Though I didn’t love it, it was okay. Theo was dared to prompose to his crush by his friends. Eager to have the best prom of his high school life, he set out on a mission, even though that mission could cause his future to go up in flames. Things didn’t turn out how he wanted them, but he got much more out of it. Much more. 

I could see people liking this story. Could even understand why. Would recommend it to people who know what it’s like to be in a crowd of friends who have no idea who you are. Who didn't make an effort to. I mean, that’s typically everyone in the whole. Theo’s story portrayed friendships and how they could either die or blossom from common situations to interests.  

How the title matched up to anything in the book is still a puzzle to me. 


 

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