A review by jazmin
Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

5.0

“When Aldo spoke of Regan his voice had a tendency to change, illumination rising near his cheeks. “You should see her work,” he would say the same way someone else might have said: Come outside, come look at the stars.”

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truly, if I could write like Olivie Blake, I would write all day and never stop. literally who gave her the right.

so I read the atlas six really early, before it became as popular as it is now, and I loved it. But you know how sometimes you read one book by an author and it’s just perfect and you love it and you’re afraid none of their other books will live up to that one? i felt that way with this book. I was scared to read this, or any of her other books, and so i put off reading this for SO LONG.

and i kind of hate myself for that because this book was utter perfectipn, but i’m also kind of glad that i read it so long after ta6 because it prevented me from comparing the two.

literally what can i say about this book? honestly, i don’t want to say a whole lot because going into it as blind as possible is just the best way, in my opinion.

what I can say is that it’s a story about two imperfect people, and it’s definitely not the romance book that i’ve seen some people make it out to be. but, GOD. it was one incredible journey reading this book.

“Can you love my brain even when it is small? When it is malevolent? When it’s violent? Can you love it when it doesn’t love me?”

finally, i read some of the critique-y reviews for this book, and while i do get them, obviously i disagree. the almost bizarre formatting and sequencing of the story just make it that much better.

“Not bees,” he said, and handed her the blunt. “Bees are for you.”
She smiled at him, accepting it.
“Thanks,” she said, as if he’d told her she was pretty.
“You’re welcome,” he said as if he had.”

no because this book has some of the best ‘i love you’ s without actually saying ‘i love you’.

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my carrd ❦