The Futures by Anna Pitoniak was by 22nd book of 2018. It took me almost a month to get through, it was a struggle, I never really got into it.

The story follows Evan a Canadian Hockey player and Julia from Boston as they leave university and move to New York. Evan has landed a role with a top hedge fund company but Julia takes a while to find a job, when she does it is a favour from a family friend. Evan’s job is full on and he quickly is wrapped up in a big deal leaving him working 18 hour days and Julia on her own.

It never really kicks on, it’s slow and pretty dull. There are no surprises or twists, it pretty much meanders to where you expect it to.

I didn’t really hate her style of writing, however at times it was hard to follow who was speaking and the time line jumped all over the place, you never could quite tell where you were.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Penguin Books for this copy in exchange for this review. As I said it wasn’t really for me, there for I give this book 2.5/5.

The Futures is described as a New York Love Story but for most of the book the main characters Julia and Evan seem to be almost the antithesis of love. Their relationship is a convenience, a habit.

Julia and Evan get together at college where Evan is a Canadian ice hockey player on a sports scholarship and Julia is studying the arts. Neither have a real feel for what they will do afterwards. Evan knows he isn't good enough to reach the NHL and finds himself being recruited by New York financiers. Agreeing to move to New York with him Julia doesn't have a job or any real idea of what she could do.

The book is set in the time just before the New York finance crash. As Lehman Brothers goes under and everyone else starts downsizing. It's an interesting period to read about and the financial dealings are not so complicated that you can't follow them but it still doesn't feel like a love story.

Evan's job requires him to work 18 hour days and there is little time for a social life or for Julia. Discontent with her work life and with her lack of support from Evan sees Julia trying to find a better solution.

At times it is a frustrating read as neither Evan or Julia are particularly sympathetic characters. I could see her betrayal coming so far out that when you realise it was happened you aren't really that bothered.

Supplied by Net Galley and Penguin in exchange for an honest review.

UK Publication Date: 1 June 2017. 409 pages.

It was ok i guess. It took me absolutely ages to trawl through it because i constantly lost interest and found something better to do.

I did not finish this book. This story wasn’t for me and so it’s unfair for me to give a full review.

A love story about a young couple during the financial crises in New York. I love New York so really enjoyed the setting of this book.
However, I struggled to identify with the characters and didn't find myself caring too much about them. I think the fact they bemoan their life when many more have it much worse made it hard for me to relate to them.
Well written, but just not for me.

The story is fine, the writing is fine, but I felt that Julia was so self-indulgent it was hard to really care about her. Evan was a slightly more interesting character, and I did find the financial background quite interesting. However, by the time it came to the ending I really didn't care enough about the conclusion to warrant any extra stars, sadly.

Original and an interesting read.
The story line runs on two different pow2 however. It adds to the story. The characters are well written and are relatable in some ways. All together an interesting read.

This is story of Julia and Evan. Just graduated and in love, they move to New York to start their life together and follow the shared future they have dreamed about. But the course of true love never did run smooth; the expectations and aspirations we have often don't match those of our partner or opportunities don't present themselves in the way we thought. This is a love story but it's not always a happy story.

I found The Futures by Anna Pitoniak an okay book to read. I loved the setting as it was set in New York which was great but that was it. I found this book very predictable but not exciting at all
College sweet hearts Evan and Julia move to New York and they drift apart.
Evan throws himself into his job and Julia reconnects with someone from her past, they both find they're capable of betrayal.

Thanks to Netgalley and Lee Boudreaux Books for providing me with an advance copy of this book.

A fantastic novel offering that little something different, I thought this book cleverly delved into the realism of modern life and the troubles faced upon on the transition to adulthood. The characters take on lives of their own and I was completely and utterly absorbed in finding out what their fate would be. I can’t recommend this book highly enough as a work of contemporary fiction, even if there is a melancholy edge that means you won’t necessarily be left with a happy ending.

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Quite interesting and full of suspense. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this.

This is a strong and confident debut novel that sets Pitoniak out as a writer to watch.

She creates a pitch perfect scene of a couple getting to grips with adult life and relationships, and explores the complexities facing this generation.

It's a warm and realistic story that I really enjoyed.

Good. Enjoyed how it showed the how many people negotiate their way through the transition period from University to work whilst trying to keep true to theirselves through the relationship of Julia and Evan.

The futures tells the story of two young people who meet fall in love and then suddenly have to work out what next! They are different people with different backgrounds and adding in one of them working for a hedge fund in the financial crisis it is a rivoting read!

The Story of a couple losing their way during the global financial Crash. Evan works in finance and Julia has yet to work out what she wants to do with herself. She is totally self obsessed and cannot work out that Evan is needing her support in a difficult time. Instead she Imagines he is pushing her aside and uses that for justification to have an affair with a real snake in the grass. We get the story from both sides so it can be quite repetative, especially when Julia keeps going over and over the same stuff. I ended up liking Evan and wanting to shake Julia as the most self-absorbed, selfish, boring little girl.

I liked some aspects of this novel. The setting was solid and convincing. The relationships and the way they rose and fell were plausible. The pacing was well handled. But I wasn't convinced by the ending - spoiler alert - it seemed a bit pat for the couple to get back together again. Other readers may differ.

The Futures felt like a classic love story that needed to be enjoyed, not rushed,. Alowing the details to sink in. Because thats where the real story was.
The story is about a young couple who graduate and follow their dreams while struggling with the everyday life often throws at you.
Julia comes from a privileged background, whilst Evan does not, The story is more real world than fantasy which means sometimes you know whats coming next, but its a brilliant honest book about how people are.

The Futures is a stunning debut novel set in the landscape of early 21st century New York. Julia and Evan, fall in love as Yale undergraduates despite coming from different backgrounds. Evan, a Canadian ice hockey player on scholarship to Yale, his ticket out of his small town whilst Julia comes from a privileged, private school heritage. On graduation, Evan finds work as a junior analyst at a hedge fund whilst Julia via her parents social connections becomes an assistant in a boring non profit. Evan becomes embroiled in a suspicious deal at work and Julia, bored with her humdrum job reconnects with a former friend from Yale. Set against the background of the financial crisis of 2008 this is a beautiful coming of age novel, stylishly written and authentic.

The Futures is a thought provoking coming of age novel in which a young disparate couple meet at Yale and start a life together in New York. This is the story of their futures during one of the most challenging times in modern history.
It is beautifully written and thoroughly enjoyable and I cannot recommend it enough; definitely a book to savour not devour!

I liked the premise of this: set in New York it follows Julia and and Evan as they leave college, unsure of themselves and uncertain of their future and what they want to do, set against the financial crisis of 2008. Evan gets a job with a hedge-fund, which eats away his time while Julia is stuck in a dead-end job, and it's about the unraveling of their relationship, as the couple drift apart. It's a quiet and tender story, with beautiful observations and a great sense of location. However, for me personally, I found the characters weren't emotionally engaging. Overall it was an okay read.