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kvreadsandrecs's review against another edition
2.0
This book was kind of a waste of my time. The only story I was interested in occurred before the book even started 🙄
taylorlechat's review
5.0
I love books with alternating perspectives like this!!! This one was super well written and I loved all the ways the characters connected. I loved each characters sub plots and how they used their backgrounds to stay grounded in the moment.
4saradouglas's review
2.0
It took me three weeks to read this because I just couldn't get into it. I stuck it out and tried to find something to hold on to in the plot or the characters or anything... but in the end I just didn't think the book was interesting and I didn't feel anything for any of the characters.
1madchild's review against another edition
1.0
offff, that was rough to get through.
its a no from me.
its a no from me.
gggina13's review
2.0
I enjoyed the writing in this book a lot. There was some repetitive phrasing that irked me. It’s also clear the author was biased, protecting the characters that “needed to be” protected and of course leaving less important characters to deal with their fates. This is in line with what the reader wants, and I’m not mad at it, but just in my personal opinion it felt a little cheap. I didn’t love any of the characters but I liked them and I think their flaws made them more real even if they were less likable. I loved the concept of the book as well; it’s something new that I’ve never seen before in a novel.
bethanypaisley's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
adam_armstrong_yu's review
5.0
This book is an astonishing layered look into the lives five teens whose paths are briefly woven together in a hospital waiting room following the collapse of a city bridge, an accident in which their loved ones may or may have died. Even before this fateful day, each person’s life was suspended in its own way—impeded by parents, friends, lovers, themselves, and undercurrents of grief. This is a story about biding your time and finding the courage to trudge forward through the pain, all the while hoping against hope that whatever lies ahead might be better.
minni_bar's review against another edition
5.0
This touched me so much, I loved every page of it and couldn’t put it down. The characters were all so relatable and lovely in their own way.
shemyshines98's review
4.0
It was definitely more interesting than I thought it would be. I thought the book entirely would be lackluster, I'm glad I was wrong. This bridge in Boston collapsed and now Jason & Alexa (siblings), Scott, Morgan, and Skyler are all now waiting to hear the news about their loved ones. I love how this story goes into depth about each character. Coming to find out, Jason is gay and the summer in Cape Cod he met Alexa's friend Kyle who was too gay and they started a secret relationship. They were in love but Jason wasn't ready to come out yet. They had a fight and the night that Kyle died he called Jason to tell him that he was coming over. He did and Jason was at home he was just too busy drinking his sorrows away. So, Kyle did the same and was driving and got into an accident that killed him. Something that Jason blamed himself for. Alexa, inspired by Kyle was going to take a gap year and the day the bridge collapsed she was going to announce it to her parents. She felt that it was her fault that they were on that bridge. Scott was the ex-boyfriend of Aimee. They broke up months prior to the accident because he was upset that she was leaving for college. But, he still cared for her so he lied and said that she was still his girlfriend. Morgan's father died prior to the bridge. He had pancreatic cancer and he took the car and went by the beach and took some pain pills and died. Finally, Skyler was in an abusive relationship. Kate tried to warn her but, of course, she didn't listen until the last minute. Kate saved her and now it's Skyler's turn to help her sister. Kate ended up living, Aimee died and Jason and Alexa's parents seemed to be in critical condition by the end of the book. I enjoyed it and I will gladly add this to my book collection. :-)