
Title: Some Mistakes Were Made
Author: Kristin Dwyer
Genre: YA Contemporary / Romance
Publication Date: May 10th, 2022
Publisher: HarperTeen
Rating: ⭐⭐

“You can’t always go home again.
Ellis and Easton have been inseparable since childhood. But when a rash decision throws Ellis’s life—and her relationship with Easton— into chaos she’s forced to move halfway across the country, far from everything she’s ever known.
Now Ellis hasn’t spoken to Easton in a year, and maybe it’s better that way; maybe eventually the Easton shaped hole in her heart will heal. But when Easton’s mother invites her home for a celebration, Ellis finds herself tangled up in the web of heartache, betrayal, and anger she left behind… and with the boy she never stopped loving.” (Goodreads)

Unfortunately this one was just okay which is disappointing since I wanted to love it.
The book is told from one perspective and it comes from Ellis. There is an epilogue that gives us one chapter from Easton’s point-of-view. I would say that it was nice to get his perspective but I kind of wish that it had been throughout the book as well.
Although there are tropes I like found within the book, I just didn’t care much for Ellis. I understand first love and finding where you belong but she was selfish through it all. It felt like nothing was ever her fault and it was everyone else’s problem to deal with the mess she created.
Due to how the book is written, having past scenes, I felt like I didn’t really get to know the characters that well and some of the scenes could have just been left out because they felt like they didn’t add much. I usually do like dual timelines but I just couldn’t get into this one and at times it wasn’t specified that it had switched.
Overall, this book wasn’t for me. I have seen many others enjoy this one so take my review with a grain of salt.
