Scan barcode
A review by bhavya_reads
Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
“Just because you're strong doesn't mean you shouldn't ask for help sometimes. Remember that.”
~ Rating- 2.5 stars ~
Content/ Trigger Warnings- Death of a mother, Death of a father, Death of a spouse, Death of a sibling, Death of a friend, Cancer & Death because of Cancer, Self-harm (mention, and digging nails into palms), Eating disorder (mention), Unhealthy Eating (mc does not eat proper nutritious means on a daily basis), Anxiety, Loneliness, Drugs, Homophobia, Changing Schools & Moving Away, Bulling (verbal, physical), Head Injury
Note- I have tried to include all the content warnings that I noticed, but there is no guarantee that I haven’t missed something.
-Mention of some of these in the review-
✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*
“Perfect days are for people with small, realizable dreams. Or maybe for all of us, they just happen in retrospect; they're only now perfect because they contain something irrevocably and irretrievably lost.”
Jessie has been grieving her mother’s death for nearly two years. After her father elopes with a woman he met online, Jessie has to move across the country to live with her stepmonster and her stepmothers pretentious teenage son. Just when she’s thinking about going back to Chicago, she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short), offering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High School. Can she rely on SN for some much-needed help?
“Not feeling like I belong anywhere has made me crave constant motion; standing still feels risky, like asking to be a target.”
✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*
“Other people can't make you feel stupid. Only you can.”
➼Tell Me Three things, by Julie Buxbaum was a book I picked up, as Goodreads recommended it to me. GR said it was like Letters to the Lost which is my favoutite book of all time, so I was eager to read Tell Me Three Things! Unfortunately, while it has some similarities, Letters to the Lost is definitely superior.
➼This was my first book by this author, and I enjoyed it for the most part. The beginning and the premise of the book was quite interesting, but it became very typical YA romance after that.
➼I liked the writing style. The poems and discussions on poetry were fun to read.
➼The girl-on-girl hate and the not-like-other-girls got on my nerves. I've successfully avoided books with these tropes for a while (yay to that!), but it was annoying here.
➼Jessie was an ok character. Nothing about her made a lasting impression on me, but her perspective as a teenager was more accurate than most YA books.
➼I didn't care much for S/N, which is kind of sad as anonymous communication is my absolute favorite trope. I'd love recommendations if anyone has any! I predicted who he was early on, as it was very obvious.
➼Overall, it was an average read that kept me entertained, despite its clichés. I liked it.
“One of the worst parts about someone dying is thinking back to all those times you didn’t ask the right questions, all those times you stupidly assumed you’d have all the time in the world. And this too: how all that time feels like not much time at all.”
✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*
Review written on 8/1/2022.
Spotify Book Playlist. Spotify. Youtube. Pinterest. Linktree.
DISCLAIMER-All opinions on books I’ve read and reviewed are my own, and are with no intention to offend anyone. If you feel offended by my reviews, let me know how I can fix it.
How I Rate-
1 star- Hardly liked anything/ was disappointed
2 star- Had potential but did not deliver/ was disappointed
3 stars- Was ok but could have been better/ was average / Enjoyed a lot but something was missing
4 stars- Loved a lot but something was missing
5 stars- Loved it/ new favourite