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energyrae's review against another edition
4.0
I feel like this one has been fairly well reviewed so I'm going to skip that portion and just get down to my impressions. I borrowed this one because I saw a friend read it and love it. I normally don't have a hard time rating a book, and I've fluctuated back and forth between 3 and 4 stars, so I'm going to leave it at 4.
Things I liked:
As a sufferer with PTSD for very different reasons, I can completely relate to Zoe's plight, the hypervigilance, the mistrust, the panic and need to hide out from the world, screams symptoms, and I felt my heart break for Zoe and the struggle to move on from such a horrific event.
I loved her book club friends and aside from Rae (who is just amazing, she knows how to listen, she pushes Zoe when she needs it, and she demonstrates time and again true friendship), we didn't get a ton from them. Perhaps in a different book, we would have come to really love them more than we already do, but going into depth with all of them would have derailed the goal of the book. Zoe found a great support system.
Zoe's quiet strength. Because even when she thought she lacked any, it was evident in everything she did. The fact that she was alive speaks volumes alone without the other ways she demonstrates it throughout the book.
Tripp- He's a good man, a patient man. The things he says to Zoe is heart-melting. I admire his ability to see her strength from the start. and We could use some more Tripp's in the world.
Things I didn't like:
Tripp sometimes spoke in short, stilted sentences, and it was endearing at first, but it wasn't consistent. But then in a phone conversation, Brady was doing it, and I didn't like it at all. Because men don't talk like that, and it can't be a unique trait to Tripp when Brady is doing it too.
In chapter 20, Zoe starts a phone conversation, and while I guess I should have assumed it was Rae, we don't actually find out it's Rae until after the phone convo was done.
Tripp calling Zoe Dove after their second conversation. He tells us in the book he knew there was something wrong with her from the get-go, and a nickname as such right off the bat seemed like bad timing to me.
I thought the book was fairly well-done, it definitely wasn't easy subject material. It could have been hit or miss going into the detail of the rape, and I think the book would have been fine without the length of detail, but it did make an impact. It was a joy to watch Tripp and her friends work on the walls she spent so long building.
Things I liked:
As a sufferer with PTSD for very different reasons, I can completely relate to Zoe's plight, the hypervigilance, the mistrust, the panic and need to hide out from the world, screams symptoms, and I felt my heart break for Zoe and the struggle to move on from such a horrific event.
I loved her book club friends and aside from Rae (who is just amazing, she knows how to listen, she pushes Zoe when she needs it, and she demonstrates time and again true friendship), we didn't get a ton from them. Perhaps in a different book, we would have come to really love them more than we already do, but going into depth with all of them would have derailed the goal of the book. Zoe found a great support system.
Zoe's quiet strength. Because even when she thought she lacked any, it was evident in everything she did. The fact that she was alive speaks volumes alone without the other ways she demonstrates it throughout the book.
Tripp- He's a good man, a patient man. The things he says to Zoe is heart-melting. I admire his ability to see her strength from the start. and We could use some more Tripp's in the world.
Things I didn't like:
Tripp sometimes spoke in short, stilted sentences, and it was endearing at first, but it wasn't consistent. But then in a phone conversation, Brady was doing it, and I didn't like it at all. Because men don't talk like that, and it can't be a unique trait to Tripp when Brady is doing it too.
In chapter 20, Zoe starts a phone conversation, and while I guess I should have assumed it was Rae, we don't actually find out it's Rae until after the phone convo was done.
Tripp calling Zoe Dove after their second conversation. He tells us in the book he knew there was something wrong with her from the get-go, and a nickname as such right off the bat seemed like bad timing to me.
I thought the book was fairly well-done, it definitely wasn't easy subject material. It could have been hit or miss going into the detail of the rape, and I think the book would have been fine without the length of detail, but it did make an impact. It was a joy to watch Tripp and her friends work on the walls she spent so long building.
powerlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
What a beautiful and heartbreaking story! While the twist was somewhat obvious, that didn't make it any easier to read when the reveal came. 3.5 stars.
lialinn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lalyreads89's review against another edition
5.0
AMAZING
It is a very nice and thoughtful book! It will
Catch you and keep you reading until
The end I love it
It is a very nice and thoughtful book! It will
Catch you and keep you reading until
The end I love it
missym's review against another edition
5.0
This was such a beautiful and amazing book to read, I binged it one go. It's an easy read, but an emotional rollercoaster and emotions put to words so beautifully.
Oh, I'll definitely reread this book. I think it's relatable to anyone who experienced any type of trauma.
Oh, I'll definitely reread this book. I think it's relatable to anyone who experienced any type of trauma.
cazzathalazza's review against another edition
5.0
As you can see, I finished this book in a day. An evening and morning to be exact.
I’m in awe. I don’t have many words, apart from ‘fuck’. This book is so much more than the blurb entails. I fell in love with Zoe, I fell in love with Tripp. I felt as though I was there, watching them interact, soar and break.
I am so grateful to Haley Jenner for writing this book. It needs to be in school curricula. It needs to be given to all teenage boys and girls. It needs to be imprinted on as many people’s lives as possible.
This is a life changing book. If you are in a low state mentally, I would not read it at night (I had to stop). I needed this book. I needed this raw emotional story to challenge my thoughts.
My #1 book. Ever. Read it.
I’m in awe. I don’t have many words, apart from ‘fuck’. This book is so much more than the blurb entails. I fell in love with Zoe, I fell in love with Tripp. I felt as though I was there, watching them interact, soar and break.
I am so grateful to Haley Jenner for writing this book. It needs to be in school curricula. It needs to be given to all teenage boys and girls. It needs to be imprinted on as many people’s lives as possible.
This is a life changing book. If you are in a low state mentally, I would not read it at night (I had to stop). I needed this book. I needed this raw emotional story to challenge my thoughts.
My #1 book. Ever. Read it.
heloncha14's review against another edition
5.0
How to you get your thoughts together enough to give this book the 20 Stars review it deserves?
One thing I will say is Haley Jenner has earned themselves another permanent reader.
I don’t know how to better explain this gut wrenching, beautifully chaotic, heartbreakingly mess of a story. I feel that these pages—these characters—will stay with you for a while, if not forever.
Everything about this book felt real; so bare and raw.
I felt stripped, I felt pain, I felt the agonizing torture our MC was enduring. How do you learn to live again when every barrier, every wall your mind has erected, refuses to come down? How do you learn to move past something dark and scarred into your soul, it’s talons embedded so deeply under your skin, just to have the ability to breathe again, LIVE AGAIN?
That is what this book is about.
It’s not an easy read.
There were certain points where I had to take a breather and calm my tears.
But, this story was everything. There are quotes that will forever stay with me.
Haley Jenner feel like poets who write stories. The way they were able to evoke such feelings from me, how real they made these characters, it made me feel that I was reading the life of a friend instead of fictional characters on a page.
Nothing I say will be enough praise for this book. But, I guarantee that this is a story I will recommend to every single person I know.
One thing I will say is Haley Jenner has earned themselves another permanent reader.
I don’t know how to better explain this gut wrenching, beautifully chaotic, heartbreakingly mess of a story. I feel that these pages—these characters—will stay with you for a while, if not forever.
Everything about this book felt real; so bare and raw.
I felt stripped, I felt pain, I felt the agonizing torture our MC was enduring. How do you learn to live again when every barrier, every wall your mind has erected, refuses to come down? How do you learn to move past something dark and scarred into your soul, it’s talons embedded so deeply under your skin, just to have the ability to breathe again, LIVE AGAIN?
That is what this book is about.
It’s not an easy read.
There were certain points where I had to take a breather and calm my tears.
But, this story was everything. There are quotes that will forever stay with me.
Haley Jenner feel like poets who write stories. The way they were able to evoke such feelings from me, how real they made these characters, it made me feel that I was reading the life of a friend instead of fictional characters on a page.
Nothing I say will be enough praise for this book. But, I guarantee that this is a story I will recommend to every single person I know.
arushofemotions's review against another edition
5.0
I didn't realize I'd be a sobbing mess at the end of this book. I didn't realize that I would be so impacted by this story. I love when books make you believe in the power of love. In this book, love had the power to heal a heart, body, and mind. The journey for Taylor/Zoe and Tripp was one of the most soul-bearing, soul-searching, vividly-written, and heartbreakingly beautiful things to read.
This is one of those books where you can't read it fast enough. You need to know all the details, all the twists-and-turns and angsty details. If there's ever a doubt of soulmates, this book will obliterate them.
These two are meant for each other...each seeking a solitude the other is unaware of. You can see their souls reaching out to one another, begging to come together and find their true other half. The FEELS in this one are so strong, so powerful, and so tenderly perfect.
I loved this book from beginning to end, top to bottom, inside and out.
This is one of those books where you can't read it fast enough. You need to know all the details, all the twists-and-turns and angsty details. If there's ever a doubt of soulmates, this book will obliterate them.
These two are meant for each other...each seeking a solitude the other is unaware of. You can see their souls reaching out to one another, begging to come together and find their true other half. The FEELS in this one are so strong, so powerful, and so tenderly perfect.
I loved this book from beginning to end, top to bottom, inside and out.
kellyg_5013's review
5.0
Wow! Like I can't even with this book! Zoe was just written to perfection! Her feeling on her situation, the fears and insecurities... I felt them all! Then enters Tripp! Talk about swooney! All the 😍 for this man! His words had me melting into a puddle! His thoughts on magic and what creates it at so inspiring and really sweet! And his patience was something very admirable! Many times I thought he was to good to be true and I was waiting for the other shoe to drop... I'll let you read to find out if it did or not 😉. Zoe overcoming her past was inspiring to read!!! She is a heroine that I would totally want to be friends with. I would have loved to witness her journey. She's one of the strongest women I've read about in quite sometime. Absolutely 5 🌟! More if I could but this will have to do. 💙
xmehakx's review
5.0
So beautiful. So beautiful that i have no words. It's been such a long time that a book made me cry. Specifically this part: “I get it now.” His head moves up and down. (“Your want to change the past. To travel back in time and erase the moments that have caused you so much pain.”
My jaw shakes with my restrained cries.
“I’d lay down my life to give you that, Zoe.”
Dropping my face, I let the tears brimming in my eyes tip over, falling onto the knees of my jeans in thick drops.)
This part was beautiful beyond words. My tears just fell. Tripp didn't take any apologies, he didn't stand by and ask his father anything except why and did he know it. I loved him. I loved every ounce of him.
“I never want to see your face ever again. You’re dead to me.” I grab my jacket, pausing at the door. “As far as I’m concerned, I have no fucking father. Miller is your family, live happily with that.” This scene when we finds out that his father knew miller raped zoe and he takes no prisoners. He stands by with the right, he doesn't take any shit. This is a courage we want to see from men.
I loved every bit of this story, from the road of Zoe trying to live a ghost life as a new person, to her finding her way back to life.
A spilled coffee on Tripp leads her to learning so much new, a spilled coffee leading to a friendship, leading to a love so exquisite that it helped her walk through a past she was haunted so deeply by.
Loved this story, so fucking much.
My jaw shakes with my restrained cries.
“I’d lay down my life to give you that, Zoe.”
Dropping my face, I let the tears brimming in my eyes tip over, falling onto the knees of my jeans in thick drops.)
This part was beautiful beyond words. My tears just fell. Tripp didn't take any apologies, he didn't stand by and ask his father anything except why and did he know it. I loved him. I loved every ounce of him.
“I never want to see your face ever again. You’re dead to me.” I grab my jacket, pausing at the door. “As far as I’m concerned, I have no fucking father. Miller is your family, live happily with that.” This scene when we finds out that his father knew miller raped zoe and he takes no prisoners. He stands by with the right, he doesn't take any shit. This is a courage we want to see from men.
I loved every bit of this story, from the road of Zoe trying to live a ghost life as a new person, to her finding her way back to life.
A spilled coffee on Tripp leads her to learning so much new, a spilled coffee leading to a friendship, leading to a love so exquisite that it helped her walk through a past she was haunted so deeply by.
Loved this story, so fucking much.