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I'm not sure what to write. I just know I can't give it less than 5 stars. This book is a real downer but reading it was also a very emotional and interesting experience. Everybody who's had to deal with bullying will be able to relate to Daelyn to some degree. I'm glad this book is fairly short because it's a very difficult read content-wise. Still, I think sometimes we have to be confronted with those kind of things. It might provide some insight to some people.

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2.0

I really didn’t care for this book at all. Like "Thirteen Reasons Why," I felt like the narrator was whiny and overdramatic. I don’t mean to take suicide and depression lightly, but Daelyn’s voice didn’t ring true to me as someone suffering from true depression. Yes, she did have some terrible things happen to her. And I do admit that, hopefully, kids will read something like this and realize that the way they treat other people has consequences. Still, I just didn’t buy it. Daelyn’s parents obviously cared about her, but she seemed to think no one in the world would mind if she died. Perhaps she truly was clinically depressed, but if that’s the case, there should have been more indication of those kind of feelings as opposed to fixation in specific incidents. I found it difficult to like Daelyn because she seemed to think only of herself—for instance, when she finds out that another character has cancer, her first thought is that he’s lucky because he’ll die soon. Granted, the things she’s been through are responsible for some of that kind of thinking, but nevertheless it was hard for me to care about the character when I only knew her as that kind of person. And when I don’t care about the characters, I don’t care much for the book.

reader4evr's review against another edition

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1.0

I can honestly say that I have never gave a book 1 star but this book was a super let down. I originally wanted to read this because I heard if you liked 13 reasons why, you would like this. I honestly almost stopped reading this book twice because I was bored and I just didn't care.

I understand bullying is very traumatizing for some people and I felt bad for Daelyn with what happened with her and how she thought killing herself was the only answer but gosh she was just so depressing. On the other hand, I really liked Santana. He had gone through some really crappy stuff in his life but man his outlook on life was so much better and I thought to myself that it is good that he came into Daelyn's life.

Would I recommend this book, I'm not sure...

I was intrigued by the website and I actually went to it but it was just a summary of the book and places that people can go to get help.

jmstarr018's review

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2.0

I read this author a lot back in high school and all of her books I liked. The serious issues were interesting to me, but this book just sucked in comparison. I mean, subject was interesting, the writing was good, but the story just fell flat overall. It was more of a book meant to teach something to the reader and the character didn't really grow at all. She had a few breakthroughs, but overall, nothing.

bkil4's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-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

4.0

lilacwine17's review

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4.0

Like what kind of ending was that?! Seriously! So frustrating. I want to know what happens without being left hanging. No pun intended. But did she die or did she decide to go on the date? Ugh...

readerisha_'s review against another edition

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3.0

**very controversial topic: suicide & self harm

it was heartbreaking. and all I can really say is the WORLD really sucks and people sometimes can be so evil.

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