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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
i read it because i saw this somewhere, saw it was angst and i DEFINITELY didn't expect THAT to happen, it just kept going and going, like, let me breathe for a second???
left me feeling empty for two whole days. crazy aa
left me feeling empty for two whole days. crazy aa
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I hate this book. I hate that it made me sad. I hate that it made me cry. I hate the way this book broke my heart like I was the one telling the story. I hate that I tried my best not to let my empathy and emotions get the best of me and I hate that they did. I hate that this is the most I've cried in 1,5 years.
I hate that I loved every second of reading this book.
I hate that I loved every second of reading this book.
This book gave me feels. You know when you're in the shower or eating dinner or driving to work and all you can think about is the characters in a book? Worrying about them, feeling sad for them... This was one of those books. I'm so emotional! Thank you Adam Silvera for this beautiful masterpiece.
4,5*
It made me empty. Anyways THE WRITING WAS MORE THAN I COULD EVER ABSORB. LIKE SO POETIC AND I LIKE CJGKDLXOJXBFBEB.
It made me empty. Anyways THE WRITING WAS MORE THAN I COULD EVER ABSORB. LIKE SO POETIC AND I LIKE CJGKDLXOJXBFBEB.
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was so emotional and hard to read at times and surprising at times and the way I didn’t want it to go it didn’t in the end. Silvera is such a talent. I love everything he’s put out.
It's a story about grieving and learning how to move on. The writing of this book is beautiful. I like history and today puzzled up the whole story.
Characters
Griffin I hate to say this but, honestly, I really really don't like you. I know that you're depressed that Theo died. I can't say I understand what you've been through. However, you disgust me with your hypocrisy. You keep saying how much you love Theo yet look what you've done.
Theo You're a ghost that everyone missed dearly. I can see that you didn't love Griffin as much as he loved you. He knew what you'd like, but you didn't really know what he'd like. The most unforgivable thing is what you taught Jackson.
Jackson You're a very neutral character that everyone seems to have no opinion on. I like you. Probably it's because the acceptance you gave for Griffin's OCD. Or maybe it's just because I don't really know you that much.
Wade I don't know what I should say to you. I barely know you. But I guess I like you because you know Griffin's favourite character in Harry Potter. Because you care. Because you're so much better than Theo.
The good of the book includes the writing and distinctive personality of each character. In my opinion, the author tried too hard to squeeze the OCD into the story. I think the OCD is unnecessary in this story. Besides, I do not like the ending. It's just all too soon. The whole book gives me the feels like ages, but not in reality. Well...I probably shouldn't be concerned about this since Griffin's a hypocrite. It'll never be too soon for anything.
If you're a person who loves contemporary and complications. You should give this book a try. If you don't like complications and you hate the feeling of being screwed over, I strongly suggest you not touch this book.
Characters
Griffin I hate to say this but, honestly, I really really don't like you. I know that you're depressed that Theo died. I can't say I understand what you've been through. However, you disgust me with your hypocrisy. You keep saying how much you love Theo yet look what you've done.
Theo You're a ghost that everyone missed dearly. I can see that you didn't love Griffin as much as he loved you. He knew what you'd like, but you didn't really know what he'd like. The most unforgivable thing is what you taught Jackson.
Jackson You're a very neutral character that everyone seems to have no opinion on. I like you. Probably it's because the acceptance you gave for Griffin's OCD. Or maybe it's just because I don't really know you that much.
Wade I don't know what I should say to you. I barely know you. But I guess I like you because you know Griffin's favourite character in Harry Potter. Because you care. Because you're so much better than Theo.
The good of the book includes the writing and distinctive personality of each character. In my opinion, the author tried too hard to squeeze the OCD into the story. I think the OCD is unnecessary in this story. Besides, I do not like the ending. It's just all too soon. The whole book gives me the feels like ages, but not in reality. Well...I probably shouldn't be concerned about this since Griffin's a hypocrite. It'll never be too soon for anything.
If you're a person who loves contemporary and complications. You should give this book a try. If you don't like complications and you hate the feeling of being screwed over, I strongly suggest you not touch this book.
I’m so glad this was the book I ended 2023 off with.
It amazes me the journey Adam Silvera was able to take me, as a reader, on within less than 300 pages. Never getting the full picture until the last few pages kept me turning the page, I couldn’t stop. Griffin’s second person narration just enhanced the personality of the story, I felt like I was IN IT. Every character was so incredibly real to me, I felt the grief, pain, regret, growth and eventual triumph of each one more and more as the story went on.
The world, characters and story were not only so well built, but portrayed. Silvera’s writing is so powerful and unique in a way that can’t be replicated. He told this story exactly the way it needed to be told and it was so wonderfully done.
It amazes me the journey Adam Silvera was able to take me, as a reader, on within less than 300 pages. Never getting the full picture until the last few pages kept me turning the page, I couldn’t stop. Griffin’s second person narration just enhanced the personality of the story, I felt like I was IN IT. Every character was so incredibly real to me, I felt the grief, pain, regret, growth and eventual triumph of each one more and more as the story went on.
The world, characters and story were not only so well built, but portrayed. Silvera’s writing is so powerful and unique in a way that can’t be replicated. He told this story exactly the way it needed to be told and it was so wonderfully done.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book made me feel loss like few other. It touched me deeply, making me cry and ache, heal a little bit too.
urghhhh listen it's been a while since i've read a book that is so much a product of its time. the teenage me that ate up john green and was obsessed with the fault in our stars would have loved this to bits, but unfortunately i am 28 and an adult and it just didn't resonate with me. i don't blame the book for this, but i do blame it for the really icky representation/resolutions regarding mental health/ocd. the book brings up therapy, but somehow the point still is 'if you try hard enough you can beat your ocd by just, you know, trying hard enough'. just let the poor guy go to therapy in the first place
i'm glad that books like this one exist for queer teenagers, but i didn't like any of the characters and somehow this book about grief (a topic that resonates with me very deeply) made me feel nothing. just not for me, but i'm glad people are enjoying it (as i said, teenage me would have too)
i'm glad that books like this one exist for queer teenagers, but i didn't like any of the characters and somehow this book about grief (a topic that resonates with me very deeply) made me feel nothing. just not for me, but i'm glad people are enjoying it (as i said, teenage me would have too)