Rebecca's Reviews > The Futures

(3.75) Evan and Julia are college sweethearts whose relationship faces serious obstacles when they move to New York City together at the start of the 2008 financial crisis. This debut novel takes a look at the forces that whittle away at love and the way that decisions shape our path. It’s about growing up, and the mistakes we make along the way. And it’s about the way that, even after major failures, we can build a sense of the future once again. Ultimately, although it feels melancholy for much of its length, this is a hopeful book. Pitoniak (a Random House editor who, like Evan, is from British Columbia and attended Yale) writes realistic situations and convincing characters, and I’ll be interested to see what she comes out with next.

See my full review at The Bookbag.