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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
5 gut wrenching stars for Stay with Me by Nicole Fiorina. This is book 1 in the Stay with Me Series. I am going to start by saying I do not know if I have ever had a book touch me as much as this one. I actually had to stop part of the way thru and step away from it for a day or so because it made me extremely emotional. I have had books make me cry, I have had them touch my heart and I have had them make me laugh out loud. Never have I had a book wrap around my soul the way this one did for me. It touched my soul, ripped it apart and provided a few stiches afterwards. I am waiting on the next book to see if it will stich it the rest away.
Mia has been sent to Dolor by her stepmother and father. Dolor is a mental health facility / college. The difference is that if the fail they go prison or mental institution. The place has lots of rules to follow. Mia thinks she is a sociopath, she has no feelings what so ever. She meets Ollie while she is there. Ollie has his own issues. Both of these two are afraid of emotions, whether it be their own or people’s emotions towards them. These two slowly start to build a relationship but how do two people with so many issues come together and have a healthy relationship. Can they? This book dives into the mental health of people, and how they are treated. It shows us the reality of what they are dealing with or even how they are not dealing with their issues. How the families are being affected, or how the people around them are affected. Mia deals with figuring out her recovery and if she can actually recover.
I am not sure what I could classify this book as. I know it is a contemporary romance, but what else would it be considered I am not sure. I know it is an emotional read, maybe friends to lovers, I am just not really sure what I would consider it. I love the cover it pulled me in from the start. It was simple and made me want to read this story. Then I read the blurb and I could not wait to dive into this story. Little did I know what I was getting into. I am telling if you want a book that is going to stick with you, and tear you into pieces then this book is one for you. I would recommend if you have mental issues to dive into it with caution. This book gets down into the nitty gritty.
Mia has been sent to Dolor by her stepmother and father. Dolor is a mental health facility / college. The difference is that if the fail they go prison or mental institution. The place has lots of rules to follow. Mia thinks she is a sociopath, she has no feelings what so ever. She meets Ollie while she is there. Ollie has his own issues. Both of these two are afraid of emotions, whether it be their own or people’s emotions towards them. These two slowly start to build a relationship but how do two people with so many issues come together and have a healthy relationship. Can they? This book dives into the mental health of people, and how they are treated. It shows us the reality of what they are dealing with or even how they are not dealing with their issues. How the families are being affected, or how the people around them are affected. Mia deals with figuring out her recovery and if she can actually recover.
I am not sure what I could classify this book as. I know it is a contemporary romance, but what else would it be considered I am not sure. I know it is an emotional read, maybe friends to lovers, I am just not really sure what I would consider it. I love the cover it pulled me in from the start. It was simple and made me want to read this story. Then I read the blurb and I could not wait to dive into this story. Little did I know what I was getting into. I am telling if you want a book that is going to stick with you, and tear you into pieces then this book is one for you. I would recommend if you have mental issues to dive into it with caution. This book gets down into the nitty gritty.
Soft DNF at 40%. I may come back to it later. Right now, there’s just not enough plot. Literally nothing is happening
I don’t know how to rate this one, because there are two more books in the series and this one ends very.. unfinished. The writing isn’t my style and I don’t think I’m the target audience but by the middle I was completely invested and couldn’t stop reading it. I have a feeling it’s going to make for some interesting discussions at book club.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
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:
Yes
not even gonna hold you, I was bored with this one. Mia was corny and I could tell from a mile away this wasn’t gonna get any better by the end. DNF 15% & don’t think I’ll ever try to pick this back up again either
this book was really good in a lot of senses, but as someone who enjoys the fantasy genre and long, drawn out plot with slow burn, the fast paced nature of this book was overwhelming. however, i was very much into the whole he falls hard thing and how much the characters developed through the book. i would give it 5 stars but the morally wrong subjects in this book made me uncomfortable (the sexual abuse that didn’t correlate to the main characters traumatic past) and felt somewhat tasteless. but in a book like this, it can be expected .
emotional
hopeful
sad
mmm still trying to process this book
i did not know a damn thing about this book, i bought it because my manager at barnes said they had to put trigger warnings on the website for it so naturally i had to read it.
i liked it i think… didn’t hate it. i will say i enjoy books with mentally ill people, as a mentally ill person, if it’s not cliché
there were aspects of this book that were cliché and a little cringey. but also very dark topics that just kind of gave me a pit in my stomach. ollie was cringe, i will say that, that tattooed poet who feels everything. cmon AND he likes the notebook? i’ll pass.. mia was a great character in my opinion, there were moments in her breakthroughs that made me feel like they were just there for plot enhancement and not character enhancement. BUT her growth as a character was compelling to see (however her backstory just seemed too.. mm como se dice.. intense? i don’t know what i’m trying to convey.. ingenuine?) and all the parties they would throw in ollie’s dorm sounded like a 40 year old writing about crazy college kids and at times i just “is this really what you think a bunch of estranged-mentally-ill-delinquent young adults do?”
also i’m tired of straight smut, it just makes me uncomfortable now…
that’s all. it was aight. don’t know if i’ll pick up the next book.
i did not know a damn thing about this book, i bought it because my manager at barnes said they had to put trigger warnings on the website for it so naturally i had to read it.
i liked it i think… didn’t hate it. i will say i enjoy books with mentally ill people, as a mentally ill person, if it’s not cliché
there were aspects of this book that were cliché and a little cringey. but also very dark topics that just kind of gave me a pit in my stomach. ollie was cringe, i will say that, that tattooed poet who feels everything. cmon AND he likes the notebook? i’ll pass.. mia was a great character in my opinion, there were moments in her breakthroughs that made me feel like they were just there for plot enhancement and not character enhancement. BUT her growth as a character was compelling to see (however her backstory just seemed too.. mm como se dice.. intense? i don’t know what i’m trying to convey.. ingenuine?) and all the parties they would throw in ollie’s dorm sounded like a 40 year old writing about crazy college kids and at times i just “is this really what you think a bunch of estranged-mentally-ill-delinquent young adults do?”
also i’m tired of straight smut, it just makes me uncomfortable now…
that’s all. it was aight. don’t know if i’ll pick up the next book.
i feel like all i did was cry reading this book. i need a few days to gather my thoughts. review coming later.