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emilye3's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 This book was very interesting. It took me a while to get through but when I was reading it I didn’t want to put it down. Sam and Penny are both messes and trying to get through life like any other person. I didn’t feel connected to them that much and felt a little bit lost to be honest for most of their conversations but the overall plot was good.
izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition
2.0
2/5
Overall, I was excited to give this author another chance because the other book she had written, Yolk, wasn't exactly an amazing read for me. This one however, was more enjoyable. I found the plot to be kind of bare, though. When I first noticed the title and started to read the book, I really thought it would go into the areas of exploring anxiety and other sort of disorders, but it was just an odd romance. Speaking of the romance, I didn't really feel like there was any between the main characters, it was more of really close friends.
Overall, I was excited to give this author another chance because the other book she had written, Yolk, wasn't exactly an amazing read for me. This one however, was more enjoyable. I found the plot to be kind of bare, though. When I first noticed the title and started to read the book, I really thought it would go into the areas of exploring anxiety and other sort of disorders, but it was just an odd romance. Speaking of the romance, I didn't really feel like there was any between the main characters, it was more of really close friends.
fowzee's review against another edition
1.0
this is probably the worst book i’ve ever read in my life.
susan___'s review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-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
3.0
octobergirlyyy's review against another edition
3.0
This was my second time reading this book, and while I still really like it, there are several lines that are NOT okay. So, three stars this time around. It's still the BEST book I've read in terms of including texting/social media that is actually like how new adults talk (and not like how adults think we talk). Also I paid more attention to the Anima baby's story this time (lol) and it was interesting.
kvreadsandrecs's review against another edition
4.0
WHOA. I really liked it. It was almost way too dreamy at the beginning, but once there’s a connection, it’s impossible to put down. Way to go, Mary H.K. Choi. I loved this. It is exactly the way people fall in love.
lnlee78's review against another edition
5.0
Reading this book was like looking at a mirror, almost. Although I didn't go to UT Austin, I had friends who did and therefore hung out in that area every once in a while (and heard stories about it). I was an introverted aspiring writer, like Penny, and I'm in a relationship that started out as texting. This book is definitely one of the best examples of third person in YA I've read so far, and the author does a good job in distinguishing Sam's world from Penny's. I also appreciated that the book went into darker topics like negligent child abuse and poverty. The psychology in this book (i.e. How the author uses psychology to explain why the characters are the way they are) is a bit stereotypical for my taste but I still liked the story and writing, overall.
CW: sexual assault, abuse
CW: sexual assault, abuse