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jeanettesreadingcorner's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
If There’s No Tomorrow is an inspirational and hopeful story. The focus of Lena and her grief added so much depth. It made the story more realistic and raw with emotion. Best friends to lovers is my favorite trope, especially in YA books. Lena and Sebastian are so cute together! I’m so happy we got to see them as a couple towards the end. Lena loves to read and watches the History Channel so we’re basically the same person. I loved that about her because it was super relatable for me. I really enjoyed If There’s No Tomorrow, as well as The Problem With Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Death, Grief, Alcohol, and Car accident
Moderate: Blood and Vomit
z_oe's review
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Medical content, and Mental illness
jessy_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Can't believe that this is still how adults think that teenagers think.
Also, so many things that I hated:
- It was repeated many, many times that Lena reads. Okay, we get it, she reads. So do I.
- The attempt to be relatable. Some quotes were directly pulled off memes, and again, the reading that was supposed to make her relatable.
- The "I'm not like other girls" trope. Especially because Lena is like any other girl: she has a friend group and likes fashion and makeup and cares about her looks and is in love with a boy, and all she talks about is that boy. Reading is supposed to make her "not like other girls" but you're not fooling me.
- The poor character development. It was there, but it was forced; there wasn't anything that brought about the changes in Lena, except for the car accident. Her healing afterwards happened spontaneously - well, and with a little help from her one true love Sebastian. Love really can cure anything.
Also, so many things that I hated:
- It was repeated many, many times that Lena reads. Okay, we get it, she reads. So do I.
- The attempt to be relatable. Some quotes were directly pulled off memes, and again, the reading that was supposed to make her relatable.
- The "I'm not like other girls" trope. Especially because Lena is like any other girl: she has a friend group and likes fashion and makeup and cares about her looks and is in love with a boy, and all she talks about is that boy. Reading is supposed to make her "not like other girls" but you're not fooling me.
- The poor character development. It was there, but it was forced; there wasn't anything that brought about the changes in Lena, except for the car accident. Her healing afterwards happened spontaneously - well, and with a little help from her one true love Sebastian. Love really can cure anything.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Grief, and Medical content
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