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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Really a book on grief and living with it. I find it interesting we never find out how he did it.
This book had me bawling from about halfway through to the end. So so well written and narrated. What a privilege to be able to read a book about grief and mental illness with such heart and nuance. Will be looking out for Marie's other work!
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Oy with the Taylor Swift titles already! (Though this is one of my favorite songs, so I'll allow it.) I loved this book. The tone is somehow just right - full of real issues and all the YA drama that your heart desires, but also light and non-didactic enough for reading it to feel effortless. So many YA authors miss the mark with this kind of book, but Marie hits a bullseye.
Thanks to Macmillan for the arc!
Thanks to Macmillan for the arc!
This shit had me crying toward the end. Haven’t had a book do that in years… highly recommend.
audiobook narrators were giving popcorn reading in a high school class i'm sorry 😭
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Racquel Marie does it again - everything I've read by her, I've loved. This was really emotional and well-done. The audio production was great as well, with Marie doing the narration herself.
This book is astounding. It feels so raw and real. It's really sad at times, but also really happy at other times. It's tragic and serious but it feels warranted and earned (not trauma porn, in other words). This book is about grief and love and relationships and it is just fucking awesome.
Bea and Santiago are such well-written, believable, maturing POV characters. I also like it when we get different perspectives on similar situations, and Racquel Marie executed that very well here. Marie's ability to write believable (I'm overusing that word now, maybe, but she's so good at it!) teenage dialogue is, in my experience, unparalleled among YA writers.
I though the progression of the plot was really well done as well. Having bust-ups and make-ups (but not melodramatic ones) interwoven with normality worked really well. There were dramatic moments, there were sincere moments, there were tense moments, but they all felt natural and earned, and yes, believable.
Very minor spoiler, but kudos to Marie for!
Bea and Santiago are such well-written, believable, maturing POV characters. I also like it when we get different perspectives on similar situations, and Racquel Marie executed that very well here. Marie's ability to write believable (I'm overusing that word now, maybe, but she's so good at it!) teenage dialogue is, in my experience, unparalleled among YA writers.
I though the progression of the plot was really well done as well. Having bust-ups and make-ups (but not melodramatic ones) interwoven with normality worked really well. There were dramatic moments, there were sincere moments, there were tense moments, but they all felt natural and earned, and yes, believable.
Very minor spoiler, but kudos to Marie for
Spoiler
having a character decide to not go to a 4-year college at the end
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes