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morgancvtherine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The characters were relatable and all the conflict was written very will.
The characters were also very fun and written like they were they age.
A sincere thank you to Nic Stone for this.
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Abortion
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent
thebookguru's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Also, I have been wanting to read this book since I found out the characters deal with mental health…and the author herself deals with her own brain stuff as she calls it instead of ‘mental illness’.
I felt the book was way too short for all the issues it discussed. From alcoholism and bipolar to grief and abortion and self harm and parental neglect…it’s A Lot.
I love the text convos between them but you couldn’t see the emojis clearly!!!
I have a lot of thoughts about this book but I did like the representation of mental illnesses aka brain stuff and how shelbi dealt with her bipolar and had coping skills and plans in place etc since it is a serious one that needs managing carefully.
I just felt the book was too short and Andy’s story was resolved too quickly. And yes his dad should have helped him sooner but yeah…can’t help someone who doesn’t want to be helped or acknowledges they are suffering and NEED help.
But anyhew, overall I enjoyed the book as it was a cute INTERRACIAL relationship and honesty and communication are important which they tried to be. Shelbi was as transparent as she could be.
I think it was important for the author to show that you can love someone but you might not be READY for an actual romantic relationship and that is OKAY coz yeah if it’s meant to be it will be.
Becky is probs my fave character and we didn’t get to see enough of her. A double date would have been so funny!!!
I wish this book was longer 🥲
Defo would recommend it and interested to see what the students think of it.
8/10
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Abortion, and Toxic friendship
This book is about mental health and comes with many trigger warnings. The author doesn’t like the term ‘mental illness’ which I totally get.nbreezy17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
lizzie_b99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Medical content
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
metaphorsandmisc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, and Pregnancy
mishale1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The author covers some majorly serious, and also sad, issues. There are content warnings galore. I won’t spoil the storyline by going into them but please check the content warnings to make sure you feel like reading this when you do. But I also want to say that despite my own hesitation because I worried that it would be sad and heavy, I found this to be incredibly readable. It felt hopeful. At the end, I was happy with the way the epilogue wrapped up the story,
Sure, this is a love story but it’s a love story between two young individuals dealing with some major stuff. I felt like this was more about their support of each other, and their connection, than anything else. They could pour out their hearts to each other and not feel judged. For Shelbi especially, that’s something she never thought she’d feel again outside her family.
I think I’ll leave my review at that. Because if I keep talking I’m going to wind up talking about Shelbi and Andy’s backstories and they’re not on the book jacket so they’re probably spoilers. So I’m just going to say that I really enjoyed this book and really respect this author’s skill. Can’t wait to see what she’s got lined up next.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Infidelity
eboresow's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Self harm
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Abortion
effys's review against another edition
5.0
Nic Stone created such an amazing story that made me laugh, made me want to cry and really just hit all the emotions. Due to the subject it does have a lot of quite dark moments that could definitely be triggering for some but as someone who has experienced many issues with mental illness I appreciate how Nic Stone didn't try to sugar coat it or act like one person can come along and fix everything, it felt so raw and real.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, and Suicide attempt
jaz_gets_literary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity and Vomit
Minor: Bullying, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Pregnancy