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A review by abeaninapod
When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney
3.0
TW//death
As far as stories about grief go, not the most detailed one I've read. And honestly I have only had to deal with someone dying once in my entire life so I don't know if I can truly relate to Danny or Holland's feelings of loss. I do understand Danny's mom's feelings though. I get the wanting peace of mind and being accepting of the cards that are dealt. I get the acceptance of death. Even though I'm not dying, the idea of it doesn't frighten me or make me sad when I think about it. I actually feel kinda at peace.
As for the romance, I didn't think that Danny and Holland would make up because there seemed to be so much between them that was pushing them apart. But you still tell they loved each other and I guess that makes them realistic. But.... the chemistry was written a little dry. I feel like Danny loved Sandy Koufax more than Holland and he way more fun with Kana. So by the time Holland came back I was kinda annoyed that they didn't move on.
As far as stories about grief go, not the most detailed one I've read. And honestly I have only had to deal with someone dying once in my entire life so I don't know if I can truly relate to Danny or Holland's feelings of loss. I do understand Danny's mom's feelings though. I get the wanting peace of mind and being accepting of the cards that are dealt. I get the acceptance of death. Even though I'm not dying, the idea of it doesn't frighten me or make me sad when I think about it. I actually feel kinda at peace.
As for the romance, I didn't think that Danny and Holland would make up because there seemed to be so much between them that was pushing them apart. But you still tell they loved each other and I guess that makes them realistic. But.... the chemistry was written a little dry. I feel like Danny loved Sandy Koufax more than Holland and he way more fun with Kana. So by the time Holland came back I was kinda annoyed that they didn't move on.