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moodreaderlesbian's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Definitely not an easy read, especially for emotional people like me but it was definitely unlike anything I've read before.
I'm not one to really criticise a book just because I didn't like it but I have a lot to say about this one.
The plot was very touching and I loved the time jumps. But there was too much focus on coming out for me, which is absolutely a matter of personal preference so don't let it hold y'all back from reading this book. I do remember being worried about having to come out and the anxiety it gave me to even think about it so it's not that I don't understand, but now I just see it differently. I guess maybe I just expected the story to be more about Corinne and Maggie's relationship than about Corinne 's coming out journey. Regardless, I fully understand why she didn't want to come out when she was with Maggie, or with Elissa for that matter, and giving her an ultimatum was a real bad move imo.
I guess I just didn't relate too much to the main character's struggles with coming out since I view it differently from her. I don't like it when coming out is presented as something that has to be done. Some people don't want to come out and it's absolutely fine, you don't have to tell people "I'm xy" if you don't want to, just going about your life and letting people figure things out for themselves can be a completely viable option too.
The relevan characters that knew Maggie were unreasonably bitchy with eachother for no reason and I feel like that was such an unhealthy representation of grief. I understand that they were all devastated but treating others like shit and being absolutely selfish wasn't gonna solve their problems, I would've preferred if at least one of them would've had a somewhat different coping style because this whole "She died so I get to be a dick" thing didn't really do it for me.
I'm not one to really criticise a book just because I didn't like it but I have a lot to say about this one.
The plot was very touching and I loved the time jumps. But there was too much focus on coming out for me, which is absolutely a matter of personal preference so don't let it hold y'all back from reading this book.
I guess I just didn't relate too much to the main character's struggles with coming out since I view it differently from her. I don't like it when coming out is presented as something that has to be done. Some people don't want to come out and it's absolutely fine, you don't have to tell people "I'm xy" if you don't want to, just going about your life and letting people figure things out for themselves can be a completely viable option too.
The relevan characters that knew Maggie were unreasonably bitchy with eachother for no reason and I feel like that was such an unhealthy representation of grief. I understand that they were all devastated but treating others like shit and being absolutely selfish wasn't gonna solve their problems, I would've preferred if at least one of them would've had a somewhat different coping style because this whole "She died so I get to be a dick" thing didn't really do it for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol and Biphobia
Minor: Homophobia, Car accident, and Misogyny
amabel_xo's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing, Grief, Alcoholism, Racism, Death, and Biphobia
menacingsouls's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Outing
Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Outing
Minor: Biphobia, Sexual content, and Car accident
thetinytrashcan's review
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? It's complicated
4.5
This book handles grief in one of its truest and messiest forms and does it well. The entire ensemble cast of characters brought an important element to the story in the way we see how Corrine’s grief impacts each of their relationships with her as well as their ability to decentralize Corrine as the the only one who is grieving Maggie. This story tore my heart in two as books often do when elements hit closer to home than I expected them to and I found myself writing a lot more personal annotations than I normally do when reading this. The human connection the author provides between the character and the reader is one of the best things about this book and has sealed it in my mind as something the definitely is going to be reread in my future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, and Grief
Moderate: Homophobia and Biphobia
Minor: Car accident
kell_xavi's review
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism and Death
Minor: Biphobia
rayne_1906's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-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
3.25
Audiobook - 4 hours 18 minutes - This book was sort of tedious to read - the same points kept being brought up over and over again. This makes sense in a way - grief is cyclical and lasts a long time, so I understand the writing reflects this, but it did make it repetitive and slightly boring purely from a reader's perspective. However, some parts of this book were enjoyable - I enjoyed seeing the main character find more self-confidence and a sense of identity outside of her relationship. I'm not sure if this was intentional but the relationship between Corinne and Maggie seemed a bit toxic, involving pressure to out their LGBT relationship, especially when Corinne wasn't out. This was referred to as bad a little, but this view went unchallenged for a lot of the book if I am interpreting it correctly, which doesn't sit entirely right with me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Lesbophobia, Death, Grief, Homophobia, and Biphobia
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
suzyreadsbooks's review
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Car accident
Guilt and ultimatum around coming outcourtnoodles's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
But where was the editor?
"Feeling 22 in 2022": A Taylor Swift Book Challenge - A book with a pink cover
"Feeling 22 in 2022": A Taylor Swift Book Challenge - A book with a pink cover
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Car accident and Cursing
Minor: Biphobia and Bullying
christaftersunset's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
this is my favorite book ever. it deals w such a sensitive topic & illustrates it in a beautiful way & i was able to really feel the emotions the whole time i read it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Sexual content
caitlindee's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-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
4.0
TW: Homophobia, biphobia, death of a teenager, grief, alcoholism, toxic relationship [[these are the ones I can remember but I'm writing this review 2 months after I finished it so there could be more that I forgot.]]
Overall this was a good, solid, bi read. I thought the journey Corinne went through was done really well, very realistic and emotional. I don't think I felt as sad as I was expecting to, but that didn't take much away from the story for me.
Overall this was a good, solid, bi read. I thought the journey Corinne went through was done really well, very realistic and emotional. I don't think I felt as sad as I was expecting to, but that didn't take much away from the story for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death, Grief, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship