Balance, responsibility for actions, vengeance for unbecoming behavior, sounds great, right?
Karma- it’s not necessarily what you want it to be, but it seeks its own revenge in its own way, as Prudence soon finds out.
Instant Karma is a fun, intelligent YA novel whose characters are diverse and interesting, the plot is well rounded and out of the ordinary. The family dynamics and atmosphere are light and loveable, and the nod to the Beatles throughout was an added bonus. The marine biological thread is intriguing while the relationship between Prudence and Quint is a work in progress. This is a sweetly satisfying, interesting and fun read, and I’ve missed these characters since finishing.

This new genre of her writing, Instant Karma, is going to be my favorite of all. I’m a big fan of contemporary romance and the story just makes me giggle at all times. I love the concepts (SEALS!! And Karma) and absolutely love the setting as well. It brings me to somewhere I badly want to live in and the way I imagine it, it’s really perfect. The twist of the story is also catchy and intriguing. I continued to read until the end without realizing that I finished it so quickly. The story is quite longer than I expected but I think it’s because she’s building the story and letting her readers understand what’s really going on in the book.
The characters are really strong and independent. I can totally see the development of the characters towards one another. At first, I was so irritated at Prudence (not gonna lie, I really hate her) because of her attitude and her judge-y things. I’ve never been so a fan of it, but throughout the reading, I’m getting to understand why she’s being like that and I completely understand it (I was like her). Then we have Quint, oh my. This boy is written perfectly and of course, adding to the list of book boyfriends. He’s passionate and so caring to everyone. He’s been my favorite so far throughout the book. To the other characters, Jude and Ari, I love both of them seriously! I badly want them real 
Romance of the book is a slow burn but... it’s absolutely the way I picture it. It’s slow and I liked it that way. Every chapter I can totally see the love is growing slowly, the feelings of the characters are getting intense and it’s perfect.

Okay, that was a fun little diversion! It's not to the level of her Lunar Chronicle series, but it's not meant to be. I honestly didn't like Prudence at the beginning, but I'm sure that was intentional. As she started to learn that she might be--gasp--wrong on occasion, she also starts to learn how to work with others, and how she might not be an expert on everything and that things she's not an expert in might actually be important, lol. One of my favorite secondary characters was Ari, her musician friend, who always thought the best of people and loved to get lost in music-speak. I also loved the inclusion of the animal rescue center, and it was very clear that the author did a lot of research into animal rescue in general. While this was a story that focused more on Pru's growth as a person and her relationship with Quint as well as her family and her place in the community, this was also about increasing awareness about wildlife and why they matter. Throw in a little magical realism where Pru has some control over karmic justice, as well as a mystery that crops up and comes to a head at the end, and you have a somewhat predictable, but mostly fun beach read that makes you want to go help the animals.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I received an eArc and a print copy from Fierce reads in exchange of an honest review.

Instant Karma is one of my most awaited contemporary releases this year, I discovered Marissa Mayer earlier this year when I binge read TLC series so I am naturally curious on her take with contemporaries and I am happy to report that she did not disappoint

Prudence(see what she did there with the name?)is a chronic over achiever and type A person, to her the world made sense only with meticulous planning and execution of everything in an orderly fashion, Quint her not so favorite person in the world happens to be her lab partner who is colorful contrast to everything Pru believes in. When they both botch their group project they are forced to work together over summer break to salvage their grades, but Pru has a secret- on an evening while she is hanging out with her friends in their favorite meeting place, an unfortunate trip hurts her head with which she also gets the ability to exercise karmic events on wrong does around her

With her new found abilities and renewed confidence she strikes a deal with Quint to Volunteer at his mother's rescue centre which needs a lot of help, in exchange of his full contribution to their group project. The book is adorably cute and has an underlying message which I thought is executed in such a quirky, funny way in proper Marissa Mayer's style.Prudence is not a very likable character, in fact I'd be surprised if someone likes her from 1st page, that being said she is exceptionally relatable- at least for me, I have been something like Pru (a non judgemental one though lol) when I was her age, I think everyone of us are some what like Pru- a teenager who is flawed and had to learn from her own mistakes. Quint on the other hand is an exuberance of happy go lucky AKA that cool kid in the school

The story majorly focuses on animal rescue centre and all the things they do to rescue sea animals and preserve ocean dwellers, it is an eye opening experience to all the readers as much as it is for Pru without being very heavy. As you read, you can't help but notice your heart swelling learning about those adorable animals, I mean who doesn't like them?

I was rooting for the success of the centre while enjoying Prudence's character development through out the book, honestly the Instant Karma exerting plays very little part in the story (after setting everything in motion that is)so much you forget that Pru has the ability to do so by the mid of the book. I also enjoyed the sub plot that has to do with familial relationships, it is rare that we see a large families in books especially the one's the hold together. Although at times it felt its too YA I ended up enjoying it very much, definitely pick it up if you are up for a fluffy, quirky read

I received a complimentary copy of Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer from Feiwel & Friends through Netgalley. All opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Instant Karma came out yesterday!

Prudence is the definition of an overachiever and when she and her lab partner Quint receive a low grade on their final project, she is unwilling to let it go. Quint agrees to help Prudence redo the project over the summer for a better grade if she volunteers at his mother's rescue center for local sea animals. Although she doesn't want to spend more time with her constantly tardy and irresponsible lab partner, Prudence agrees to the arrangement. After a night out with her friends and a head injury, Prudence wakes up with the ability to inflict instant karma on those around her. As her summer progresses, she begins to realize that right and wrong aren't quite so black and white and Quint may not be as irresponsible as she thought.

This book was really cute. I honestly didn't like Prudence much at all at the beginning of the book, but that ended up being nice because it allowed her to grow and change. I liked her much more by the end. I adored Quint and loved the rescue center! It was so lovely to read a story that focused on caring for sealife and rescuing animals. It took me a little bit to get into this book, but before long I was hooked and just wanted to see the rescue center thrive and succeed! I will say the karma power Prudence has seemed mostly unnecessary to the story. If that had been left out of the story I don't think this book would've suffered much if at all. Still, Instant Karma was cute and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a cute enemies to lovers story and likes animals!

BOOK REPORT for Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer

Cover Story: Bicycle Built For Two
BFF Charm: Eventually
Swoonworthy Scale: 8
Talky Talk: (Magical) Realism
Bonus Factors: Sea Animals, Seaside Town
Relationship Status: Something There

Cover Story: Bicycle Built For Two
This cover is super cute, and fits the recent illustrated cover trend for romcoms—which I don't mind at all! But there is something very wrong with that bike ...

The Deal:
Prudence has a nemesis, and his name is Quint Erickson. Quint's been her partner all year in Marine Biology class, but he's perpetually late, does far less than his share of their team work, and completely went against her wishes on their final project, earning them a C. Pru has never gotten a C, and will not let it stand. Their teacher will let them redo the project, but only if they do it together … and Quint wants nothing more to do with Pru.

So Pru goes on a mission to do it herself, which leads to learning things about Quint that has her second-guessing everything she assumed.

Oh, and she's recently found herself with an ability to inflict karmic justice on the people of her town ...

BFF Charm: Eventually
Pru is a headstrong overachiever who, honestly, makes me feel like I'm tagged in this book and I don't like it. She'll sooner take over a group project than let people do their fair share because she's worried that their best isn't good enough. She's super confident—unless you're asking her to get up in front of a crowd or wear a bathing suit in public, but she'll never let you know that she wasn't 100% in control at. all. times. She sees her ability to direct karma as the universe recognizing her as a good judge of characters and situations. And yet ...

Swoonworthy Scale: 8
Let me tell you, the enemistry in this book is real. But also maybe one-sided? Pru thinks Quint is an irresponsible ass who's only halfway decent looking. There are hints throughout the book that Quint doesn't "hate" Pru nearly as much as Pru "hates" Quint, but we don't often get to see the relationship from his eyes—mostly because Pru doesn't want to see it, and she also doesn't want to let Quint change her mind about anything, him included. But her slow realization that he's maybe not that bad and that his huge eyebrows are actually kind of nice and his irresponsibility is actually not what she understood it to be … the lady doth protest too much, methinks.

Talky Talk: (Magical) Realism
Instant Karma is Meyer's first contemporary novel, but it's not straight-up no-nonsense contemporary: Pru's karmic abilities definitely lean toward the magical. Her ability is used more as a plot device than any real fantastical element, however; some of the decisions she makes have unforeseen consequences, which in turn teach Pru lessons and help her grow as a character (by the end of the book, at least). Her abilities aren't ever fully explained, but as many magical elements of romcoms often aren't, it's easy to just go with it.

In addition to creating characters who—in my case—feel all too real, Meyer's worldbuilding abilities shine in Instant Karma. With her previous series, she's had more time to flesh out the worlds, but she does a great job in this standalone novel of creating a truly robust little seaside town.

Bonus Factor: Sea Animals
As part of her efforts to redo her marine biology project, Pru ends up volunteering at a local marine life rescue non-profit. And the descriptions of the sea lions and otters had me squeeing throughout.

Bonus Factor: Seaside Town
Fortuna Beach, the town in which Pru and Quint live is a fictional California city semi-near San Francisco. It's super idyllic and not unlike Colby, the fictional town from many of Sarah Dessen's novels (albeit on the opposite coast). It's the perfect rom-com setting.

(And, although Instant Karma is a standalone, it might just be the first book to be set in this town, or so Meyer said when she stopped by our lockers earlier this week!)

Relationship Status: Something There
We had a great time together, Book. I know we met in the summer, but I feel like there's more to this spark between us than just a summer fling. I hope you're game to give this a chance? I bet there's good karma in it for both of us!

Loved this book! I will be recommending this to teen reader's who are looking for a cute romance story!

I thought the concept for this book sounded like something Sophie Kinsella would write. However, I did not love this. I think the author did too good of a job making Prudence unlikable in the beginning that even though she grows as a character throughout the book I still didn't connect with her. I barely felt any sympathy for her. I also felt like the Karma aspect was put on the back burner almost as soon as it was introduced. I thought it would play a bigger role and I think I would have enjoyed this more if this was the case. A bit disappointed overall.

I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Instant Karma is a clever, charming YA romance, featuring Prudence, our tightly wound type-A heroine, and Quint, her slacker lab partner with a heart for wounded animals.

{Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my complimentary copy.}

After a bump on her head bestows Pru with the power to deliver instant karmic justice, she giddily embraces her gift. What goes around, comes around, as they say. But her gift doesn’t seem to work on Quint—what gives?

This was a quick, fun read—sprinkled with both humor and heart. Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Nicola Yoon.

This is another book I both read and listened to on audiobook. I did notice more differences between the two versions than I did in other books for which I have done this. I have to say that I read a lot of young adult books, but I don't read a lot of young adult romance books. And this one was partially a romance book. That was the only part of the book that made me feel a little too old. The rest was a mix of other genres like young adult and a little bit of sci-fi. I say a little bit because it was almost as if the "power" Prudence gains early on is an afterthought.

What is to like in this? The town. I love the little California coastal town. There was a nice little balance to it that is often missed when I read depictions of my home state. Having grown up in small towns in California, both coastal and mountain, I often cringe when reading about my state. The people are friendly but not overly "dude"-ish. Small towns are hard to really depict because it seems like everyone knows everyone. It is just not true. There are cliques but there are still strangers. I thought this was written well.

What else? The friends. Jude, brother or friend, was under-seen. I know it is a cliche, but the twins spent very little time together. Ari was sweet and supportive. High school kids are often written as fitting in or not fitting in and my experience with them is that it is not that simple. I loved that Quint was not just some popular kid that everyone loved while Prudence was some awkward brainy girl. She got up and sang! Not every smart high school girl in every book would have done that. Most would not have.

And? The ocean. I'm confessing here. I am not a huge fan of the beach. I grew up near the beach and far prefer the mountains. Between tourists and sand I just don't see the appeal. But the ocean is really important in this story. I love the actual ocean. I love ocean life. Watching Prudence learn about the ocean life around her was touching and informative.

Anything else? The crime. It's in there and the culprit was a little obvious to me, and I cringed knowing who was going to be blamed well before anyone knew there was a crime committed, but it was a nice little thing in the middle of everything else.

Overall, this story was pretty simple and there were no surprises. Surprises weren't the point. If I did have to pick a con it would be that Prudence was a little too judgmental and more than a little annoying. From the beginning you could tell that she was wrong. The only other thing was the karma thing. It wasn't even necessary. I forgot about it most of the time and then she would suddenly decide to "punish" someone. If I had to say, I would put it all in her active imagination.

Marissa Meyer's foray into YA contemporary is delightful—her characters are well-drawn and the romance is believable and gripping. Funny, too! I could do without the "karma" subplot, but the themes and setting were charming enough to sell me on the whole project. I'll read more of her contemporary YA in future!

Prudence has an overinflated sense of self worth. Quint, her lab partner, seems to not be bothered to do any work. When a group project blows up in her face (she got a C!), she needs to convince Quint to work over the summer to get a better grade. After she fell and hit her head at Karoke night, Pru realizes that something is weird about her.
Opinion
The story overall was super cute. Two enemies turned friends and then more? How can you go wrong with this. I also love that Quint accuses Pru of something serious only to later find out that it wasn't her. Pru is the one who had to figure out who did it but it made the story so much more interesting.
The two characters learned so much about themselves and each other along the way. Character growth was clearly evident and it was heart warming to see these two, Pru and Quint, become more accepting. The characters (main and sub) became a part of me as I read the book and I certainly wanted to learn more about them.
I am really interested in what happened with Jude, Pru's brother, and her parents store afterwards. Please tell me there is another book coming out! I have to know.
If you are looking for a great young adult romance, this one needs to top your list of books to read.

I was excited to receive a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!

There was so much to love about this book! First of all, it was fun to read something completely different from Marissa Meyer. Instant Karma is a contemporary with just a hint of fantasy mixed in (the fantasy is where I think it missed the mark, more on that later). I am a sucker for an enemies to lovers trope so watching Pru and Quint’s relationship change and shift was my favorite part of the book. Both characters were well developed. The way they learned from each other added depth and believability to their story and their relationship.

The fantasy aspect of the book - Pru’s ability to deal out “instant karma” to people she sees in her life - was where it fell a little short for me. While Pru’s powers were central to the plot, they somehow still felt like an afterthought. They didn’t detract from the story, but I certainly didn’t feel like they added much.

Overall, this was a very enjoyable read, and I hope Marissa Meyer writes more contemporaries in the future!

Do teenagers listen to the Beatles anymore? That’s the question that I asked myself several times while reading Marissa Meyer’s new novel, Instant Karma. Meyer, best known for The Lunar Chronicles and Renegades series, steps out of the world of the fantastic to write a young adult romance set in our world. Fans of Meyer’s previous novels need not worry, though—Instant Karma is an enjoyable read that doesn’t entirely leave the fantastic behind.

Prudence Daniels has a problem. Her lab partner, Quint, is a slacker who has caused her to get a bad grade on her final sophomore marine biology project. Well, that’s her story, anyway; for an overachiever, sometimes it can be difficult to recognize one’s own faults. With summer vacation finally arriving, Prudence does what any teenager would do: obsess over this bad grade, quickly hatching a plan. The plan involves volunteering at a marine life rescue center, learning about what the rescue center does, revising her and Quint’s project, and resubmitting the project for a better grade. You know, the standard precocious adolescent plan. Of course, guess who she runs into when she gets to the rescue center…

What I liked so much about Instant Karma is the way that Meyer has Prudence experience empathy throughout the novel. The plot is not formulaic, but it is recognizable. There are only so many directions that an author can go with a (mostly) realistic romance, and that doesn’t bother me as long as the author has something to offer alongside the romance plot. Meyer’s intervention into Prudence’s life is to disrupt her previously unobstructed path to business school, to show her (and the reader) the downside of knowing the cost of everything but the value of not much. Prudence’s summer vacation becomes a lesson in the value of activism, goodwill toward people and animals, and simple kindness. Oh yeah, and karma.

Prudence’s lesson about karma comes courtesy of a bump on the head. In case you’re not familiar with the Beatles or their solo catalogue, the novel is named after a John Lennon song. After singing “Instant Karma!” at karaoke, Prudence falls down and bumps her head; when she wakes up, something odd has occurred. Now, whenever she sees someone doing something bad, she has the power to punish them. Instant karma! Unfortunately, Meyer’s magical realism is the least effective part of the novel. I’m not at all certain that it was necessary, but it does fit within the larger goal of the novel— and it provides plenty of humor, which I appreciated.

We talk a lot about worldbuilding in science fiction and fantasy, and Meyer brings her deft hand at worldbuilding to the fictional community of Fortuna Beach. It’s a place that I would love to visit, and Meyer has a way of endearing her readers to secondary characters. We don’t spend much time with Prudence’s family other than her brother Jude (she also has sisters named Eleanor, Penny, and Lucy), but Meyer provides enough information for the reader to understand the family dynamic and to see how that dynamic fits within the context of Prudence’s journey toward empathy. Even with its occasional faults, Instant Karma is not a novel that I wanted to see end because I wanted to spend more time in Fortuna Beach with these characters.

Do teenagers listen to the Beatles anymore? I hope so. When I first heard their music as a child, the music that they recorded before they grew their hair out was barely twenty years old; now, in 2020, “Instant Karma!” is fifty years old. Perhaps Meyer hopes her readers who are unfamiliar with the Fab Four will seek out their music. There’s plenty of pop culture nostalgia in this novel—not all of it is Beatles-related either. For the adolescent reader who has their own turntable, Instant Karma is a must-read. I imagine, though, that anyone who enjoys a good young adult romance will want to give Meyer’s new novel a try.

Thank you Fierce Reads for the egalley in exchange for an honest review.

What would you do if with the snap of your fingers you could give someone the Karmic justice you thought they deserved? In Marissa Meyer’s new novel, Instant Karma, Prudence Daniels hits her head one night and finds she is now able to do just that. But she quickly learns that not everything is as cut and dry, good and evil like she thinks.

I did not like Pru in the beginning. But she was a typical teenager and she had a character development story arc that made me warm up to her a little as the novel went on. As for the male lead: SWOON. Quint is easygoing, likeable and always smiling. At least according to everyone but Pru. This is a YA enemies to lover contemporary romance after all.

I thought this was a cute fun read. The ability to impart karmic justice was a fun element but it could have been fleshed out more. Also there are side characters that I would love to see more of. It felt like there was potential for a series about those characters. I would love to see Marissa Meyer make that happen!

This is definitely worth a read if you’re looking for a fun escape to a beachside town with cute boys and cute sea lions.

Oh yeah, BONUS: There are cute rescue sea animals in this book.

(Also I feel like right now we all wish we had this karmic ability.)

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 💫 (3.5/5)

This book is ADORABLE! I love everything by this author and this one is no exception! Marissa Meyer's first contemporary young adult novel tells the story of Prudence (named for the Beatles song, "Dear Prudence") who faces disappointment when a science project doesn't get the grade she thinks she deserves. Over the summer, Prudence volunteers at a local sea life animal rescue, along with her science partner, Quint, and creates a program to help the rescue center get more help and donations. She hopes this work will help her science grade improve. Prudence is also given the power of "Instant Karma" where she can enact karma on others by simply willing it. Confusions and chaos follow this new power as sparks fly between Prudence and Quint. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves ya, romantic stories, or contemporary novels. Very fun!

Instant Karma is a young adult contemporary romance/light magical realism by Marissa Meyer. I adored this book. It is one that I recommend everyone pick up and read if you want to put a smile on your face. It has everything you could hope for in a young adult romance- characters that exhibit great growth, a sweet romance, animal rescuing, and plenty of laugh out loud and swoon worthy moments. If you can't tell- I really, really loved Instant Karma. 

In Instant Karma we meet our two main characters- perfectionist and control freak, Prudence and her would be love interest- mysterious, slacker Quint. This is a hate to love romance that took me by surprise. At first, I wasn't so sure that I was going to like Prudence. Quint is such a nice guy, and we learn early on that he really isn't a slacker, he is just spending all of his time helping out his mother's struggling animal rescue center. But Prudence does not cut him any slack, and she is just plain rude to him. They are partners on a science project and Prudence wrote Quint off so quickly that she wouldn't let him help and she basically set him up to disappoint her. But when they get a redo and Prudence starts helping out at the animal rescue the real magic between the two of them starts. I will say, once the story got going, the plot was a little predictable, but in the best way. Instant karma gave me all the warm fuzzies.

I loved everything about this book! I loved the hate to love romance between Prudence and Quint. I loved all the adorable animals we got to meet at the rescue. I loved the character growth that Prudence exhibited. And I loved how her magic instant karma helped her see the light on some of her flaws, which is no easy feat for a teenager. Yes, Prudence is flawed, but seeing her recognize and strive to do better was just as heartwarming as the romance was. And I even flipped flopped between favorite characters. I started out loving Quint hardcore, but Prudence won me over in the end. I was really hard on Quint with something that happened at the end of the book. I felt like he knew the real Prudence so well by that point that he should have known better! (let me know what you think in the comments below if you have read Instant Karma! You will know what I am talking about!) 

Bottom Line- I think this book is great for fans of magical realism and straight up contemporary romances alike. The added light tough of karma magic woven in to this great story was a lot of fun. I loved Instant Karma and I think you will to. This was one of my favorite YA contemporary reads of the year!

I may not be very big into YA contemporary these days, but I’ve read every book by Mrs. Meyer thus far and I just had to give her first contemporary a try. I came in with a weird mix of expectations since I enjoy the author but not so much the genre. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. And I don’t think it is simply because this contemporary has a slight paranormal twist where the main character, Prudence, is able to cast instant karma on those who deserve it. While the karma aspect of the plot is important, it really isn’t the main part of the plot, and if it was revised in a handful of ways, it could have been taken out. Sometimes you even wonder if the ability to cast instant karma is purely in Prudence’s head. But I think it ends up being too much of a coincidence if it wasn’t an ability she had. It’s not like karma truly is instant in real life, even though sometimes it does happen.

The novel is more focused on the developing romance between Prudence and Quint. It’s hate-to-love, as Prudence was originally forced to endure Quint as a lab partner where she found him to be somewhat useless in working on projects. This leads to them not doing well on the final project, so she must work with Quint to improve her grade. Quint isn’t interested as he is okay with the final grade, so Prudence decides there still must be a way around that. Prudence is a character who enjoys doing all the work herself; she is a perfectionist and a planner. This may lead you to not liking her very much, but I honestly can be the same way, and I certainly was that way while I was in high school. And when hate to love happens in a romance novel, it is well done when it is about a character accepting their flaws and becoming better at addressing them.

The developing romance between the characters is really well paced as it focuses a lot on the task that Prudence has set out to do. Her failed lab project with Quint was about boosting ecotourism to save the animals in their coastal town. Prudence learns that Quint has ties to a local sea animal shelter and rehabilitation center, so Prudence decides to volunteer her time there. She learns a lot more about the animals she would be saving with her ecotourism plan, and learns much more about Quint in the process. I learned a bit about sea animals myself, and I think this aspect of the novel was really well researched. You’ll find yourself caring whether or not the animals are able to recover.

If there is any faults, it may be that the final mystery to the novel was a little predictable. It was not hard to piece together. I don’t think many people are picking this one up for that, however. It’s again more for the contemporary romance, and maybe the instant karma aspect also speaks to you.

While this is a standalone, I think there is potential for Mrs. Meyer to write contemporary romances about some of Prudence’s and Quint’s friends that make many appearances in the novel. I would not be surprised if an announcement was made about companion sequels if this book sells well.

Thank you to the publisher for providing a free eARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

FEEDBACK
Instantly I am immediately invested into this book because I am a sucker for enemies to lovers – and oh my, are Prudence and Quint enemies in the beginning. Prudence is an overachiever so much that she never allowed Quint to participate in their huge Biology project, if he would have even showed up to work on it. Right away, it was obvious that there was something more to Quint being late than Pru was leading on. It was amazing to see what it was about Quint though that made him “unreliable” during the school year. The beginning of this book, I will admit, was a little hard to get through. Prudence is determined to do their project over again to get a better grade but in her own way. This was hard to get through because it was very obvious how wrong Prudence is about a lot of things. Sure, she is good and planning, outlining, and presenting but the issue was that if it wasn’t her idea or her way – it wouldn’t even be talked about. This was meant to be frustrating because of how the story goes but it just made it a little hard to push through. Along with this, Pru suddenly is able to unleash “instant karma” on those who are deserving it. Again, during the beginning this was a little hard to get through also because it was Pru’s sense of karma. Some of the people did deserve it but there was some that could have let slide. What I did like though, was when she tried to use it on someone who really didn’t deserve it – nothing happened to them. I really liked this concept and thought it was unique. The instant karma definitely brought a fun aspect (if not annoying at times) to the story and certain events definitely would not have taken place without it.

Prudence was definitely a character that had to grow on you. In the beginning, she is a huge brat. If it wasn’t done her way then it wasn’t getting done at all. While I can appreciate her wanting to do everything to succeed, it came off the wrong way in times. At the beginning, like I said earlier, it was very clear that there was something more to Quint’s story than what Pru was perceiving. During their exchanges it was sometimes tough not to yell at the book for Prudence to shut up and just listen. However, once you reach about halfway, she really starts to change. Pru is still very much the control freak, but she starts to reign the control in and open herself up to other ideas. I really liked this because it was realistic. There are people out there who are very controlling and no matter what it is done their way. But once these people realize that their way might not always be the best, then do they truly succeed. And if Prudence didn’t open herself up to Quint and his ideas, then she would have never been as successful. I also loved the relationship buildup between Prudence and Quint. It felt like it was never rushed and the buildup was perfect. It was great to see Quint’s personality rub off on Prudence and watch how they honestly brought the better parts of each other out. When I was getting close to the end, I didn’t want Prudence and Quint’s story to end – I felt like it was only beginning.

FINAL THOUGHTS
Overall, Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer was a fun contemporary romance story with a little bit of cosmic justice thrown in. While the beginning was a little hard to get through, it is well worth the push. The story overall was just so much fun and I really had a difficult time putting the book down because I wanted to know what had happened next. Prudence was absolutely a tough character to follow in the beginning but I loved watching her progress into a better person without losing her personality. Quint, Ari, and Jude were fantastic characters to really help mold Prudence into one of the best version of herself. I highly recommend this story if you are looking for a contemporary romance novel that has a lot of growth, sprinkled with some amazing animals and enemies to lovers – I mean how can you not turn that down?

I thought the concept was very creative. I really liked the characters, especially Pru and Quint. This was a good take on the enemies to lovers trope and I enjoyed going along for the ride. I think it got bogged down a little in the middle, but overall, I enjoyed it.