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History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

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returningb00kworm's review

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emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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besotted's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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luananki's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

i would have loved it so much more if it didn’t include the love triangel trope.
i’m over teenagers who act on every sexual urge they feel

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pauli273's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.5


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xaaamyy's review

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

Heartbreaking but so beautiful<3

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jamespotterluv's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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

4.75

oh mY GODDD okay what a ride. tbh i really really wanted to give this 5 stars, i love this book so much but i'm picky. adam, ur 'plot twists' were so random. like there was one i was expecting, and it kind of made sense, but the next one??? like huh? there was no build up, no suggestion to even HINT it had happened and then there was suddenly a sentence explaining it had happened. very confusing fr. ANOTHER THING pls drop the blame game. griffin would not blame anyone for theo's death idec. that's not a spoiler bc y'all know he's dead from the first sentence! it's kind of realistic in terms of dealing w grief and stuff buT THERE'S LIKE A FEW MOMENTS where i'm questioning it n i'm like hmmmm. but it's really good. i meAN SAD HONESTLY but yk. it took a while to read bc i was in a reading slump for a bit but there was no issue picking up where i left off and it's easy to follow fr<3 AND THERE WAS ONE MOMENT WHEN I GASPED FR LIKE. also i hate this one bitch but we don't talk abt her. y'all will know who i mean.

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evelynyle_88's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Another masterpiece sad story from Adam Silvera!! I love this story so much with back and forth plot. Following the story of Griffin who walked down the memory lane, he felt sad and devestated just because his bestfriend died.

I love that he tried to find his life again in the future and moved on. Griffin and Theo were soulmate, indeed. But, for me... Wade and Griffin are destiny.

This is beyond beautiful! Thank you, Adam for a new experience in this story! I love your writing style so much!

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leslieklein's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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anton13's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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stories_of_the_soul27's review against another edition

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emotional 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? Yes

4.0

For me this book wasn't one of those bawling your eyes out one. It was a heavy one. One that makes you feel that your heart has been filled with lead and thrown into the ocean.

This book is about love, grief and friendship. It is about a 17 year old who has lost the love of his life. The said 17 year old has OCD and is filled with insecurity and has low self esteem. It is about the journey of this 17 year old, trying to navigate grief, heartbreak and guilt. It was a tough read because it wasn't just Griffin's grief we were dealing it. Jackson, Wade and Theo's parents, everyone's grief was beautifully panned out in the book. And soon comes the reader's grief of never knowing Theo in the Today, the Theo who is the joy and life of so many people. 

My favorite part of the whole story has been the stress of honesty. How if we are honest to ourselves and our loved ones we can repair almost everything and above all, never let anything break.

But something did make me cry. It was seeing Griffin grow out his grief and moving past it. It's not easy to say goodbye to your loved ones. Grief breaks us like anything. But a 17 year old learned to shape himself by using this grief and nothing can be more tearful than that.

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