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isabellastocka's review against another edition
5.0
Armentrout gives you a story and you start to love it and then BOOM and you are taken far aways from the happy place you wanted to be and back in reality with a sweet ending. I love her books!
neverstopreading's review against another edition
5.0
Come si fa a superare una cosa simile? Come fa il dolore a diminuire, anche nel corso degli anni? Come si fa a riempire il vuoto lasciato da un’altra persona?
Come si fa ad andare avanti?
Anche stavolta la Armentrout ha fatto un lavoro magnifico. Per me ormai è una garanzia, non sbaglia un colpo.
Ho adorato la storia d'amore dolcissima e il modo VERO con cui viene rappresentata la tematica dell'amicizia (non è sempre tutto rose e fiori, a volte è difficile comunicare con le persone più vicine a noi), ma soprattutto come è stata trattata la sindrome del sopravvissuto di Lena.
In generale non è facile affrontare il genere di tematiche presenti in questo libro (di cui non entro nei dettagli perché l'evento attorno a cui gira tutto non viene citato espressamente nella trama) ma JLA l'ha fatto perfettamente.
E poi i suoi libri si divorano! Impossibile staccarsene.
Come si fa ad andare avanti?
Anche stavolta la Armentrout ha fatto un lavoro magnifico. Per me ormai è una garanzia, non sbaglia un colpo.
Ho adorato la storia d'amore dolcissima e il modo VERO con cui viene rappresentata la tematica dell'amicizia (non è sempre tutto rose e fiori, a volte è difficile comunicare con le persone più vicine a noi), ma soprattutto come è stata trattata la sindrome del sopravvissuto di Lena.
In generale non è facile affrontare il genere di tematiche presenti in questo libro (di cui non entro nei dettagli perché l'evento attorno a cui gira tutto non viene citato espressamente nella trama) ma JLA l'ha fatto perfettamente.
E poi i suoi libri si divorano! Impossibile staccarsene.
charlottenw1's review against another edition
4.0
Another great easy read by Jennifer. I loved the flow of this book and the characters were really fun to read about. I loved the easiness of the storyline that still had that added drama when needed.
traceyj2850's review against another edition
5.0
Ah, this book hit me in so many feels.
Lena is the lone survivor of an accident that kills 4 of her friends, and as you would expect she has survivors guilt, not only because she is the only one that lived, but because she feels like she could have prevented and maybe she could have. So, this story is more than just a regular love story, it’s about healing and it’s about learning to live with the choices you make in life and the consequences of these choices.
I really enjoyed how JLA wrote this book, the first few chapters are the build-up to the event, so you get to learn about the characters that died before that die, which sounds kind of morbid but I thought it made the impact of their deaths even bigger. You also get to see how Lena was before the accident. Which at times I was like come I want the story to start but in hindsight, it was great because instead of flat characters that have died we got to see them as 3-dimensional l people living their lives.
Ok so let’s get to Sebastian, pre-accident he was your pretty standard love interest. It wasn’t until afterward that he truly shined for me, there’s this great scene when Lena is still in the hospital and he is visiting her but she doesn’t want him around:
I just wanted to hug him for that response because it was so perfect! I loved that he knew what she needed even when she didn’t. I really did love them together, I liked how understanding he was of everything that she was going through, and most importantly he supported her. So yeah Sebastian was a pretty awesome character.
Finally, I loved Lena, her journey was difficult but real and that’s what made this story so heart-wrenching. I have lost count of the many stories in the news about teens who lose their lives driving drunk. That whole “it won’t happen to me is” is a very real mantra for lots of young people and adults actually. That’s what made this story just so great.
Lena is the lone survivor of an accident that kills 4 of her friends, and as you would expect she has survivors guilt, not only because she is the only one that lived, but because she feels like she could have prevented and maybe she could have. So, this story is more than just a regular love story, it’s about healing and it’s about learning to live with the choices you make in life and the consequences of these choices.
I really enjoyed how JLA wrote this book, the first few chapters are the build-up to the event, so you get to learn about the characters that died before that die, which sounds kind of morbid but I thought it made the impact of their deaths even bigger. You also get to see how Lena was before the accident. Which at times I was like come I want the story to start but in hindsight, it was great because instead of flat characters that have died we got to see them as 3-dimensional l people living their lives.
Ok so let’s get to Sebastian, pre-accident he was your pretty standard love interest. It wasn’t until afterward that he truly shined for me, there’s this great scene when Lena is still in the hospital and he is visiting her but she doesn’t want him around:
“Can you just leave?” I asked, begged really. “Please?” His gaze held mine for a moment and then he stood, and I wanted to sink through the bed, sink down into nothing. Sebastian didn’t leave, though. He wasn’t my father. He wasn’t me. Grabbing the chair, he picked it up and planted it right by the top of my bed and then he sat down. My heart pounded. He rested his right arm on the bed beside mine and then leaned over, stretching his left arm so his fingers caught the limp strands of my hair, brushing them back from my face as he said, “I’m not leaving. You can get mad. You can get upset, but I’m staying right here, because whether you realize it or not, you shouldn’t be alone. I’m not going anywhere.”
I just wanted to hug him for that response because it was so perfect! I loved that he knew what she needed even when she didn’t. I really did love them together, I liked how understanding he was of everything that she was going through, and most importantly he supported her. So yeah Sebastian was a pretty awesome character.
Finally, I loved Lena, her journey was difficult but real and that’s what made this story so heart-wrenching. I have lost count of the many stories in the news about teens who lose their lives driving drunk. That whole “it won’t happen to me is” is a very real mantra for lots of young people and adults actually. That’s what made this story just so great.
bexsbookshelves94's review against another edition
5.0
This review and more can be found at:
Reading Under the Covers
Do you ever read a book that is so emotional and raw, and you just ugly cry? Well that is what happened to me when reading this book. I ugly cried so badly.
This book just got to me. What bad things happen when you make stupid choices? This is what this book is about. I am not going to lie here, I have been out plenty of times drinking and got in a car with someone else who was drinking. Did I ever stop to think about what the consequences were? Of course not, no one does.
But this is what happens to Lena. She makes a bad decision. Peer pressure. It happens to everyone. And she makes a bad decision with serious consequences
This book was so good. I loved how emotionally raw it was. Jennifer wasn’t holding anything back and that is what I just loved more about it. It just explored topics that no one actually talks about.
It was such a good standalone novel and I can’t wait to read other stories of hers.
Reading Under the Covers
Do you ever read a book that is so emotional and raw, and you just ugly cry? Well that is what happened to me when reading this book. I ugly cried so badly.
This book just got to me. What bad things happen when you make stupid choices? This is what this book is about. I am not going to lie here, I have been out plenty of times drinking and got in a car with someone else who was drinking. Did I ever stop to think about what the consequences were? Of course not, no one does.
But this is what happens to Lena. She makes a bad decision. Peer pressure. It happens to everyone. And she makes a bad decision with serious consequences
This book was so good. I loved how emotionally raw it was. Jennifer wasn’t holding anything back and that is what I just loved more about it. It just explored topics that no one actually talks about.
It was such a good standalone novel and I can’t wait to read other stories of hers.
cmercedes51's review
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
lovefromaia's review against another edition
4.0
had me screaming in anger but also reaching for a box of tissues
lorelie's review against another edition
2.0
My rating is my rating, based on how I felt about the book after I finished. it's YA and I almost didn't finish it. Terribly boring for me. I was not a fan of it. Had a good push for not drinking and driving and I did find it honest and the subject matter not too bad, it just wasn't for me.