Reviews with content warning for Death of parent - Maybe Once, Maybe Twice

God, the main female character annoyed the hell out of me. She’s so immature and avoidant of her feelings (she’s always just running away), that’s it’s painful to see her sabotage herself over and over. If she had had two honest conversations, this book would have been a short story. Also, my least favorite tropes - miscommunication (or no communication), teenage first love, and love triangle (kinda).

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A beautiful and devastating story about lost opportunities, wrong timing, regret, hope, changing dreams, and lost love. Didn't expect it to hit so hard but Greenberg did a great job layering the situational complexities, creating very complex characters, bringing out complex and competing emotions from the reader. Complexly bittersweet. I feel proud of the main character for her choices and authenticity and loyalty to herself. Definitely ended up sobbing near the end but feel good about the actual finale

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