A review by shawniebooks
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by C.J. Bott, Julie Anne Peters

4.0

I read this because it fit for a challenge as I normally wouldn't choose to read about bullying and suicide. I got hit over the head when we find out Santana

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has Hodgkin's lymphoma. I am currently in treatment for Hodgkin's. Needless to say, I was really rooting for him and his mom to have happy endings.

. There are a lot of negative reviews regarding the ending. I found it fitting. It wasn't all wrapped up with a nice bow, but I read it as a new start for all the characters. In her 23 days on the Through the Light website, Daelynn was able to mentally and physically purge, enabling her to see a possible way forward with the help of the people around her, even though her intent was to die. I'm wondering if that is really the point of the website with the waiting period, daily questions, comment boards, etc... to be forced to face the hell you're in. The act of getting it all out, actually telling someone what happened, gave her a sense of empowerment, and encouraged her to stand up to the current bully.