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The Law of Inertia
by Sophie Gonzales
FTC DISCLAIMER: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Amberjack Publishing through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
3.5 Stars
**Trigger Warning: Self-harm**
This book would be good for fans of The Girl on the Train and The Women in Cabin 10 who also enjoy YA books.
I have very mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, it had an amazingly realistic depiction of mental illness, depression, and anxiety, and the thoughts that people with these conditions have, as well as the grief someone feels when they experience a sudden death of a loved one. On the other hand, the rest of the characters, besides Ash and James were quite one-dimensional, it was a very slow start, and the romance element was completely unnecessary.
At about a quarter in I probably would have DNF'd had this not been an ARC, but I persisted and it did get better, at about a third in it got very interesting. So don't give up too early. This book had descriptions of cutting, and this too was realistic.
Unfourantely James didn't become a 3-dimensional character until about 70% thru, which in my opinion was too late into the book, I would have liked to have seen more from his character in the before timeline. It took me till almost three-quarters of the book to see the big plot twist coming, which is great as I usually see them coming very early.
3.5 Stars
**Trigger Warning: Self-harm**
This book would be good for fans of The Girl on the Train and The Women in Cabin 10 who also enjoy YA books.
I have very mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, it had an amazingly realistic depiction of mental illness, depression, and anxiety, and the thoughts that people with these conditions have, as well as the grief someone feels when they experience a sudden death of a loved one. On the other hand, the rest of the characters, besides Ash and James were quite one-dimensional, it was a very slow start, and the romance element was completely unnecessary.
At about a quarter in I probably would have DNF'd had this not been an ARC, but I persisted and it did get better, at about a third in it got very interesting. So don't give up too early. This book had descriptions of cutting, and this too was realistic.
Unfourantely James didn't become a 3-dimensional character until about 70% thru, which in my opinion was too late into the book, I would have liked to have seen more from his character in the before timeline. It took me till almost three-quarters of the book to see the big plot twist coming, which is great as I usually see them coming very early.