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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
This is such a good book!!
CONTENT SPOILERS/TRIGGER WARNINGS AHEAD
HowEVER, the marketing is all over the place for this. I expected a lovely, fluffy rom-com (also judging heavily by the beautiful cover) and got a harrowing book about drug abuse, death/trauma and teenage pregnancy.
As I said, this book is FANTASTIC.
But I do feel like it would have been much better for me to enter the book emotionally prepared for what it is, and I do think that a lot of people might be unhappy with this read because of that. There is about twenty pages of romance in this, and none of it overly magical or "extraordinary", as the cover promises.
I was also a bit disappointed that the subjects discussed in this book are not addressed in an afterword, or in a list of resources in the end. I do not think it is definitely necessary, but it would have been a great opportunity if any of the sensitive subjects described strike a nerve with the reader.
CONTENT SPOILERS/TRIGGER WARNINGS AHEAD
HowEVER, the marketing is all over the place for this. I expected a lovely, fluffy rom-com (also judging heavily by the beautiful cover) and got a harrowing book about drug abuse, death/trauma and teenage pregnancy.
As I said, this book is FANTASTIC.
But I do feel like it would have been much better for me to enter the book emotionally prepared for what it is, and I do think that a lot of people might be unhappy with this read because of that. There is about twenty pages of romance in this, and none of it overly magical or "extraordinary", as the cover promises.
I was also a bit disappointed that the subjects discussed in this book are not addressed in an afterword, or in a list of resources in the end. I do not think it is definitely necessary, but it would have been a great opportunity if any of the sensitive subjects described strike a nerve with the reader.
SO not what I was expecting. This was totally billed as a messy teen romance, and technically, that is correct. But turn down the romance, turn up the mess by about 800%, and add a whole bunch of death, atomic particles, and teen moms, and you're a little closer to understanding As Many Nows as I Can Get.
Bonus points for starring college students bc sometimes it feels like the only acceptable book characters are either 16 year old riverdale knockoffs or 40 moms with lots of secrets
Bonus points for starring college students bc sometimes it feels like the only acceptable book characters are either 16 year old riverdale knockoffs or 40 moms with lots of secrets
I just didn’t enjoyed it. I think that the flashbacks were too much. It mentions a lot of difficult topics to write about, like abortion, death of a loved one and teen-pregnancy, and i don’t think they were treated carefully enough.
I knew from the beginning it was going to be a love or hate for me, and it just didn’t work.
I knew from the beginning it was going to be a love or hate for me, and it just didn’t work.
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book broke my heart and filled it with so much joy
Trigger warning :
Unbearably sad, impossibly painful to read and a hard punch to the gut, [b:As Many Nows as I Can Get|43152985|As Many Nows as I Can Get|Shana Youngdahl|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1552954744l/43152985._SY75_.jpg|60308714] is heartbreak with words and sadness in the space between them.
At what point did I stop being a planet in orbit, held in place by familiar forces of gravity? And after the cosmic collision that followed, after I cut myself loose, cast myself off, made myself alone, will I ever return to my old orbit? Can I? Do I want to?
If you’re looking at the cover and thinking to yourself what a cute love story this book will be , look away and run for your life, this book will break your heart, fill you with melancholy and hurt you every step of you. but if you’re a glutton for punishment, then come home.
Told in a non-linear way, this book is the story of two teenagers Scarlett and David and how they plunge into a romance that will change who they are and brand their souls for the rest of their lives. Jumping from one point to another in their relationship, the book goes back and forth between their time together and their time apart focusing on their ups and downs and every heartbreak and hope in between.
All these nows happening at once. And if all our nows happen at once, then death—it’s just a scavenger hunt through time
It took me a while to finish the book because it was so painful and sad that I just couldn’t take it at times. I would put the book time just to breath and feel okay and then pick it up again and it will swallow me whole. It’s been a while since I’ve experienced such an intense and uncontrollable reaction to a story like this one.
Now, I’m thinking about all the other people who were sad or lonely, grieving or lost, who have driven this road. How we are connected by our sadness, our joy, our subatomic particles
The story played with my emotions giving me hope and yanking it from me the next page. I’m not going to lie, this tragic love story killed my spirits so many times I felt like I was choking on my feelings.
A story about grief, loss, and loving the right person at the wrong time, being unable to give them a helping hand and help them out when they need it the most and feeling all the guilt of the world when you know that deep down you could’ve had it all, As many nows as I can get delves deep into the heart two teenagers who fall for each other in the most expecting time and having to deal with their conflicted feelings, their inner demons and their personal struggles alongside of that.
Melancholic, Heart wrenching and achingly real, [b:As Many Nows as I Can Get|43152985|As Many Nows as I Can Get|Shana Youngdahl|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1552954744l/43152985._SY75_.jpg|60308714] is the book to pick if you want to feel all the hurt in the world but also celebrate the tiny little moments that made you feel alive and loved and whole.
Maybe my nows will be difficult, and lonely, and full of hurt. Probably they will. But not all of them. Mostly, they will be mine. Each now, a chance to acknowledge what is in front of me. To do my best. An inhale. An exhale. A chance