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A review by forthesanityof1
Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
5.0
Bawled my goddamn eyes out at the ending. The prose was breath-takingly gorgeous and so measured out. It was deliberate and beautiful and absolutely bittersweet heart-wrenching. I haven't read a book like this before that so unflinchingly confronts themes of grief, trauma, and healing, especially from YA. I think the genre and the standards of it lent perfectly to what LaCour was trying to convey with this book. Also, coming from a therapist, this is the kind of book I would recommend teen readers struggling with similar feelings in their lives. I cannot talk any higher of a book, I genuinely adored it and it will remain a favorite for the rest of my life.