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jwinchell's review against another edition
4.0
Add this romance to the growing pile of transformative YA that pulls back the curtain on mental illness. A bit contrived at times for me, I still loved the alternating perspectives--Vivi and Jonah--and the many layers of grief, loss, and mental pain across many interconnecting stories. Most compelling for me was Jonah and his well-developed, quirky family, his mother's abysmal depression, and his deep sense of responsibility as well as tempered self-deprecation; Jonah was a very compelling character for me. Less successful was vivacious Vivi: even though her highs were so high and Lord's writing pulls her up up up with growing mania, I found myself comparing it to Ellen Forney's memoir (Marbles, Mania...)--which is not fair, I know--but the believability of Vivi's highs felt less authentic in comparison and her on-page lows were almost completely missing. Drug & doing-it references and swearing mean, for me, that this is best for 8th grade & up.
clearskieswithcj's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful, I cried so much. The words, the emotions, the feelings I felt. I couldn’t put the book down.
janelleleigh12's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the beginning and the end, but struggled to stay interested through the middle. Specifically, I struggled with Vivi as a narrator. It’s in our nature to root for the narrator, but I thought Vivi was unreliable and unworthy of the love that Jonah Daniels and his family gave to her. Upon completing the book, I realize that Emery Lord was providing a commentary on mental illness, and that explains why Vivi was unreliable... she didn’t yet fully understand herself. If you or someone you know struggles with mental illness (which seems very likely in this day and age), then this is a worthwhile read.
jecinwv's review against another edition
5.0
Holy hell was this a ride! This book felt so real. Fiction into life. Viv is a lovely artsy teen spending a summer with her mom in sunny beach town CA. Viv meets Jonah, chef and family guy who has 5 siblings. Both Viv and Jonah try to navigate family issues amid a backdrop of art, color, summer, fun, and heartwarming moments. Viv is the manic pixy dream girl turned real. Viv is everything. Viv is bipolar. I felt her moods in the pages and the way she lives. I love how wonderful Viv is and how wonderful this story is. I cried so much but I also felt a lot. This is a feel good summer romance story but also a story about family, friendship, community, and love. I cannot say how much I loved this book. The pages came alive.
electrikreads's review against another edition
3.0
2.75 to be specific
Some questionable representation and the feeling that everything was a little rushed, especially at the end, really tainted this one, because I was at least completely engaged while reading it.
Some questionable representation and the feeling that everything was a little rushed, especially at the end, really tainted this one, because I was at least completely engaged while reading it.
mariaareads's review against another edition
4.0
There was something about this book that hooked me and I loved every minute of it!
aashi2106's review against another edition
5.0
This book was so sooo heartwarming. It is just what I needed today. The writing was so beautiful. The way everything was described was just perfect. Vivi was my favourite character. I instantly fell in love with her. She was the kind of character that I would love to be best friends with. Her style was amazing and the way she was carefree and wanted her life to be full of adventures is also something I adored. Another great thing about this book was Jonah's family. Leah was ofcourse my favourite member. She was such an adorable and cute little girl, the kind of sister I wish I had. I really wish I could meet her and the rest of Jonah's siblings. I also liked the way that this book dealt with mental illness and grief (which are two of ny favourite things to read about). I just really loved this book and it made me happy and smile and laugh too and would recommend it to everyone.
erinld2005's review against another edition
5.0
http://angelerin.blogspot.com/2016/05/when-we-collided-by-emery-lord-review.html
Confession: I decided to borrow this book from the library and read it because of the author's Twitter account. LOL! I wanted to read the book anyway, but her twitter account made me bump it up and read it now. I'm glad I did! I saw on someone's TTT post a while back that Emery Lord is a good one to follow on Twitter. So I followed her and I just love her hilarious and relatable tweets. Then I figured well if she writes this well on Twitter then surely her book is good, right? Well I absolutely LOVED it and it's all thanks to Twitter. How cool is that? I think more authors need to remember that Twitter can be such a great promotional tool! (Instead of getting involved in book blogger drama... but this post isn't about that.)
#AuthorsUseTwitterWisely
When We Collided is the first book by Emery Lord I've read and I'm still trying to get my emotions in check. Are all her books this way?? If they are then I need to read more of them. When I first started reading this one I kept thinking, "Oh this is such a cute summer romance novel." Then BAM! Emotions. I started noticing a few things about Vivi pretty early on and then I knew where the story was headed. I was not prepared for how accurately mental illness was depicted though. Many kudos to Emery Lord for doing her research!
#TooManyFeels
I really fell in love with Vivi and Jonah. I rooted for them to be together and I wanted so badly for both of them to be in a good place at the end of the book. I don't always root for a happy ending, but this time I really did. I don't mean that I wanted them to end up together either. I just wanted both Vivi and Jonah to be healed and happy at the end of the book regardless of the relationship. The romance (Do we even call this a romance?) was so well done, but there is much more to this story. The romance is only a small part of it. When We Collided is cute, messy, fun, and thought provoking. This book is really like a mixed bag of emotions.
#ViviAndJonah
I also loved all of Jonah's siblings! I can't recall reading a book where a main character had so many siblings. Plus they were actually IN the book, not just background people, and each sibling had their own distinct personality. Probably the only character I disliked was Jonah's mom, but I'm sure you're supposed to dislike her some. She had her own healing to do.
#SIBLINGS!
Overall When We Collided was more emotional and meaningful than I expected it would be. I love emotional books! Everything was worded so perfectly and really hit me in the feels. I love these characters and I was so invested in what would happen to them. Also, I just can't get over how accurate the depiction of mental illness is. I think that takes some major talent!
#Meaningful
I recommend When We Collided to fans of emotional YA contemporary novels. Even though this is a deep read it's still a perfect one to read for summer!
#SummerReading
Confession: I decided to borrow this book from the library and read it because of the author's Twitter account. LOL! I wanted to read the book anyway, but her twitter account made me bump it up and read it now. I'm glad I did! I saw on someone's TTT post a while back that Emery Lord is a good one to follow on Twitter. So I followed her and I just love her hilarious and relatable tweets. Then I figured well if she writes this well on Twitter then surely her book is good, right? Well I absolutely LOVED it and it's all thanks to Twitter. How cool is that? I think more authors need to remember that Twitter can be such a great promotional tool! (Instead of getting involved in book blogger drama... but this post isn't about that.)
#AuthorsUseTwitterWisely
When We Collided is the first book by Emery Lord I've read and I'm still trying to get my emotions in check. Are all her books this way?? If they are then I need to read more of them. When I first started reading this one I kept thinking, "Oh this is such a cute summer romance novel." Then BAM! Emotions. I started noticing a few things about Vivi pretty early on and then I knew where the story was headed. I was not prepared for how accurately mental illness was depicted though. Many kudos to Emery Lord for doing her research!
#TooManyFeels
I really fell in love with Vivi and Jonah. I rooted for them to be together and I wanted so badly for both of them to be in a good place at the end of the book. I don't always root for a happy ending, but this time I really did. I don't mean that I wanted them to end up together either. I just wanted both Vivi and Jonah to be healed and happy at the end of the book regardless of the relationship. The romance (Do we even call this a romance?) was so well done, but there is much more to this story. The romance is only a small part of it. When We Collided is cute, messy, fun, and thought provoking. This book is really like a mixed bag of emotions.
#ViviAndJonah
I also loved all of Jonah's siblings! I can't recall reading a book where a main character had so many siblings. Plus they were actually IN the book, not just background people, and each sibling had their own distinct personality. Probably the only character I disliked was Jonah's mom, but I'm sure you're supposed to dislike her some. She had her own healing to do.
#SIBLINGS!
Overall When We Collided was more emotional and meaningful than I expected it would be. I love emotional books! Everything was worded so perfectly and really hit me in the feels. I love these characters and I was so invested in what would happen to them. Also, I just can't get over how accurate the depiction of mental illness is. I think that takes some major talent!
#Meaningful
I recommend When We Collided to fans of emotional YA contemporary novels. Even though this is a deep read it's still a perfect one to read for summer!
#SummerReading
vll295's review against another edition
5.0
In this book, we get to see the romance develop between two main characters, Vivi and Jonah. They're are a number of other characters as well, but the story centers on them. When Vivi moves to town, there is something about her that draws Jonah in.
However, things are not as simple as they look. Jonah is dealing with some situations at home, Vivi is dealing with the realities of her own life. The relationship between them is complex but the chemistry you can tell is very real.
The thing I enjoyed most about this book is the characters. The plot was fairly straight forward, but I felt like you could feel the emotions of the characters. This book had some ups and downs, but that made it an enjoyable read for me.
I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys a contemporary romance. I enjoyed the story very much and I am looking forward to the chance to read other books by this author.
However, things are not as simple as they look. Jonah is dealing with some situations at home, Vivi is dealing with the realities of her own life. The relationship between them is complex but the chemistry you can tell is very real.
The thing I enjoyed most about this book is the characters. The plot was fairly straight forward, but I felt like you could feel the emotions of the characters. This book had some ups and downs, but that made it an enjoyable read for me.
I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys a contemporary romance. I enjoyed the story very much and I am looking forward to the chance to read other books by this author.
meghan111's review against another edition
3.0
A romance told from dual points-of-view, where one of the teenage characters has bipolar disorder and the other is dealing with a family member's serious depression.