Review by xcarxradiox - The Way I Used to Be

xcarxradiox 's review for:

The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith

5.0

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book is absolutely f*cking heartbreaking. It was hard to read but I also struggled to put it down. I desperately needed to know that Eden would be okay in the end. She had to be. I needed her to be okay. The Way I Used To Be covers such an important topic and Amber tackled it so thoroughly and with so much care. She wrote it perfectly on the final page “…I recognize the millions of real-life teens who have, in some way, shared Eden's experience. Unfortunately, theirs are not new stories, but they are ones that need desperately to be told. Over and over and over.”

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