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A review by theengineerisreading
The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
"Maybe it's like diving. You can stand on the edge of the board, legs bent, arms above your head, counting to three over and over again, but until you actually make the effort to leap, until you actually push off that board, you'll stand there forever. Looking into the water. Wondering how cold it will be. Wondering how hard it will hurt if you do wrong."
Diving into this book expecting to read a fluffy, holiday contemporary because the cover screams winter and the prompt about being stuck in an airport during the last day of the year sounds like something that will surely clear my mind off from the last epic fantasy I had a hungover with.
But this book is way off what I was expecting because TCOSS tackles grief, trauma, and finding your identity after losing someone you love.
Grief stories always surprise me. I mean, I'm soft-hearted when a story premise revolves on death or losing someone. I've read a lot of books involving grief in the storyline but this book surprisingly delivered one of the most on-point characterization of the experience.
The romance subplot had a hard time convincing me to swoon. In fact, the chemistry between Reginald Schwarzenegger and Vegine Starbucks is blurry. The only scene that made me feel butterflies is that Eternal flame sing along at the food court.
Overall, this book is a recommended read if you're looking for a book that highlights grief experience set in a holiday season.
RATING: 3stars
Diving into this book expecting to read a fluffy, holiday contemporary because the cover screams winter and the prompt about being stuck in an airport during the last day of the year sounds like something that will surely clear my mind off from the last epic fantasy I had a hungover with.
But this book is way off what I was expecting because TCOSS tackles grief, trauma, and finding your identity after losing someone you love.
Grief stories always surprise me. I mean, I'm soft-hearted when a story premise revolves on death or losing someone. I've read a lot of books involving grief in the storyline but this book surprisingly delivered one of the most on-point characterization of the experience.
The romance subplot had a hard time convincing me to swoon. In fact, the chemistry between Reginald Schwarzenegger and Vegine Starbucks is blurry. The only scene that made me feel butterflies is that Eternal flame sing along at the food court.
Overall, this book is a recommended read if you're looking for a book that highlights grief experience set in a holiday season.
RATING: 3stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Grief