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A review by fullybookedwithdanielle
Over You by Amy Reed
5.0
Absolutely stunning. I first stumbled upon Beautiful by Amy Reed and thought it was one of the most mesmerizing stories I had ever read. Over You didn't let me down either.
I thought it was written beautifully, in a way that truly reflected how the protagonist thought. And how she thought was real, the self awareness she possessed was startling, in a good way. She questioned some of her actions, and if she thought it was bad, she let us know that she knew. People aren't perfect, and Reed portrays this perfectly. It wasn't a glossed over story that sort of said "hey! yeah, we aren't perfect!" as so many YA novels these days seem to claim to do. Amy Reed gets right down to the heart of it, exposing the darkest flaws of the characters. Every single character was well developed and told their own story.
What I liked most is how the farm seemed wonderful and magical at the beginning, but as summer went on, and Max became more acutely aware of herself, the farm seemed to turn more into this twisted nightmare, a little like the tales that were uniquely told at the beginning of some chapters.
Thank you to Edelweiss for providing me with an ARC of the book! Brilliant.
I thought it was written beautifully, in a way that truly reflected how the protagonist thought. And how she thought was real, the self awareness she possessed was startling, in a good way. She questioned some of her actions, and if she thought it was bad, she let us know that she knew. People aren't perfect, and Reed portrays this perfectly. It wasn't a glossed over story that sort of said "hey! yeah, we aren't perfect!" as so many YA novels these days seem to claim to do. Amy Reed gets right down to the heart of it, exposing the darkest flaws of the characters. Every single character was well developed and told their own story.
What I liked most is how the farm seemed wonderful and magical at the beginning, but as summer went on, and Max became more acutely aware of herself, the farm seemed to turn more into this twisted nightmare, a little like the tales that were uniquely told at the beginning of some chapters.
Thank you to Edelweiss for providing me with an ARC of the book! Brilliant.