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bizzarley's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The last chapter when Tessa sadly and quietly falls to her illness still haunts me nearly two days after finishing this book; A dark, gritty look into the reality of what cancer steals from everyone. I genuinely sobbed, it hit very close to home and even seeped into my dreams. The story of Tessa isn't going to leave me for a long, long while.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug use, and Medical content
Moderate: Grief and Toxic friendship
mmefish's review against another edition
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
* reread. Original rating from 2015: 5 stars.
This book has some really questionable/problematic phrasing (“tribe”, asking if someone is “retarted”) but otherwise it’s a realistic portrayal of a sick, depressed and angry teenager. “Now is Good” (or “Before I Die”) was never about the romance for me.
This book has some really questionable/problematic phrasing (“tribe”, asking if someone is “retarted”) but otherwise it’s a realistic portrayal of a sick, depressed and angry teenager. “Now is Good” (or “Before I Die”) was never about the romance for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Drug use, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Vomit
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