ingridmaria 's review for:

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

4.75

dark emotional sad 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: Complicated

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This book stuck hard in my head for days. It surprised me, but not in a shock-value way. The internalised homophobia was so real and I really need to re-read it knowin the ending. I didn’t read the deluxe edition, but apparently I should have because of the extra chapter

seeing as this one ends so unhappily. But then again that might take away from why I liked it so much</spoilers>. Knocked a quarter point off because the first 70 pages could (maybe should) have been 30.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Vomit, Dementia