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A review by nikkiethereader
Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index by Julie Israel
5.0
Juniper thinks that things couldn't get any worse. Her sister has been tragically ripped from her life. Her mother has closed herself off from the world around her. Her father is always busy with work. Even her best friend can't be bothered to be around her anymore. Then she loses an important index card. One event leads to another and Juniper finds herself in situations and places she wouldn't have normally done or been in before. She's left to wonder if she can find the card and if she can fully exist in a life without her sister.
This book hit me in the feels so hard. I read it all in one sitting basically. I didn't want to put it down at all. I was completely hooked on every page. And the characters were so beautifully amazing as well. I just wanted to take them all and squeeze hug them tight. I even started doing a similar index thing after I stopped reading this book. It just seemed like an amazing idea!
The only thing I didn't like about this book it was the way it ended. I don't really want to give too much away. I know it's more of a draw your own conclusions type of thing, but I wanted it spelled out for me in permanent marker. Or computer ink in this case. It was still a very beautiful ending and I enjoyed it very much. I know that I'm just being picky and I shouldn't be.
I do fully recommend this book. I especially recommend this book to anybody who has ever lost somebody they were close to. Or anybody who knows somebody who has lost somebody they were close to. It's very emotionally raw and open. But that's how it's supposed to be. As a society, we are supposed to just pick up the pieces after we lose a loved one and move on after a few days. But some wounds just don't ever fully heal. Great book. Worth the read!
This book hit me in the feels so hard. I read it all in one sitting basically. I didn't want to put it down at all. I was completely hooked on every page. And the characters were so beautifully amazing as well. I just wanted to take them all and squeeze hug them tight. I even started doing a similar index thing after I stopped reading this book. It just seemed like an amazing idea!
The only thing I didn't like about this book it was the way it ended. I don't really want to give too much away. I know it's more of a draw your own conclusions type of thing, but I wanted it spelled out for me in permanent marker. Or computer ink in this case. It was still a very beautiful ending and I enjoyed it very much. I know that I'm just being picky and I shouldn't be.
I do fully recommend this book. I especially recommend this book to anybody who has ever lost somebody they were close to. Or anybody who knows somebody who has lost somebody they were close to. It's very emotionally raw and open. But that's how it's supposed to be. As a society, we are supposed to just pick up the pieces after we lose a loved one and move on after a few days. But some wounds just don't ever fully heal. Great book. Worth the read!