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A review by julie_reads15
When We Collided by Emery Lord
2.0
'When We Collided' by Emery Lord is a contemporary young adult novel about the summer romance between Vivi and Jonah.
16-year-old Vivi and her mother are visiting the beachside town of Verona Cove for the summer. Vivi is wild and exuberant. She also has bipolar disorder.
17-year-old Jonah has lived in Verona Cove his whole life. He's still grieving over his father's death. His mother is suffering from depression, so he and his two older siblings are trying to look after their three younger siblings.
When Vivi bursts into Jonah's life, she teaches him how to live again. They quickly fall in love with each other and have a whirlwind summer. Although, Vivi's secrets threaten to tear them apart.
The novel is told in alternating viewpoints between Vivi and Jonah.
I hated the insta-love between Vivi and Jonah. They fell in love with each other after just one day together.
I understand Vivi had bipolar disorder but I found her to have some extremely negative traits. She was selfish. While Jonah was always there for her, she wasn't there for him the one time he needed her to be. She was attention seeking and insisted Jonah's attention always be on her. She was also very controlling of Jonah.
I liked how Jonah was caring of his siblings and mother. Although, at times he seemed a little bland. I also didn't like how he always caved in to Vivi.
I liked reading about Jonah's big family. They were a huge part of the first half of the story but not so much in the second. I wish I could've read more about them.
I thought Lord explore the theme of mental health well.
I think this would have been a much better story if Vivi and Jonah had remained friends.
I recommend this book for anyone who's 15 years and older and wants to read a book exploring the theme of mental health.
16-year-old Vivi and her mother are visiting the beachside town of Verona Cove for the summer. Vivi is wild and exuberant. She also has bipolar disorder.
17-year-old Jonah has lived in Verona Cove his whole life. He's still grieving over his father's death. His mother is suffering from depression, so he and his two older siblings are trying to look after their three younger siblings.
When Vivi bursts into Jonah's life, she teaches him how to live again. They quickly fall in love with each other and have a whirlwind summer. Although, Vivi's secrets threaten to tear them apart.
The novel is told in alternating viewpoints between Vivi and Jonah.
I hated the insta-love between Vivi and Jonah. They fell in love with each other after just one day together.
I understand Vivi had bipolar disorder but I found her to have some extremely negative traits. She was selfish. While Jonah was always there for her, she wasn't there for him the one time he needed her to be. She was attention seeking and insisted Jonah's attention always be on her. She was also very controlling of Jonah.
I liked how Jonah was caring of his siblings and mother. Although, at times he seemed a little bland. I also didn't like how he always caved in to Vivi.
I liked reading about Jonah's big family. They were a huge part of the first half of the story but not so much in the second. I wish I could've read more about them.
I thought Lord explore the theme of mental health well.
I think this would have been a much better story if Vivi and Jonah had remained friends.
I recommend this book for anyone who's 15 years and older and wants to read a book exploring the theme of mental health.