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gubler2003's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Touches on the complexity of physical disabilities and love as well as how to live in a world whoch is not catered for you. Both characters have a 'quirk' which is not accepted whether it's Will's disability or Lou's eccentricity
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
asurasantosha's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I don't know how I feel about this book. The prose didn't blow my mind despite seeming like it was trying to at times. But in that sense, the writing was good.
The themes of this book are really challenging though and broaching a controversial topic and showing all the nuance and grey area, I think was done really well.
I still don't know how I feel about the conclusion of everything though. I'm trying to separate my conflict about the topic at hand with the characters involved. Like, while I loved the banter between Will and Louisa, at the end of the day, I'm not sure Will is a good person. And I think he seems quite shallow and unwavering in those shallow values. But I think we the reader is supposed to feel sympathy for him and maybe even try to route for him or care about his intentions and logic. But his intense certainly is just so off-putting to me. Idk.
Anyway, I think this book is supposed to be a bit uncomfortable and it's supposed to make you think (and cry). So I'm not gonna rate it on enjoyment. I'd rather rate it on the success of what it's set out to do. And this book may be very successful in that regard. But I'm just gonna give it 3 stars for now because I'm still working out wether or not the theme is resting on an overly convenient lack of arc and too static character and wether or not that's ok.
The themes of this book are really challenging though and broaching a controversial topic and showing all the nuance and grey area, I think was done really well.
I still don't know how I feel about the conclusion of everything though. I'm trying to separate my conflict about the topic at hand with the characters involved. Like, while I loved the banter between Will and Louisa, at the end of the day, I'm not sure Will is a good person. And I think he seems quite shallow and unwavering in those shallow values. But I think we the reader is supposed to feel sympathy for him and maybe even try to route for him or care about his intentions and logic. But his intense certainly is just so off-putting to me. Idk.
Anyway, I think this book is supposed to be a bit uncomfortable and it's supposed to make you think (and cry). So I'm not gonna rate it on enjoyment. I'd rather rate it on the success of what it's set out to do. And this book may be very successful in that regard. But I'm just gonna give it 3 stars for now because I'm still working out wether or not the theme is resting on an overly convenient lack of arc and too static character and wether or not that's ok.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Rape, Dementia, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Blood and Vomit
runbeck's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Classism
lapplegate's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
ldyluck's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I am stingy with my stars. I don't give 5 stars often. A 5 star book is one that will stay with me for a lifetime. This is one of those books.
The characters were flawed. They were real. They were so very relatable.
I loved the way the author craftily laid out a few potential endings, but you were never sure which ending it would be until the very end.
It's a rare book that gets the ending just right. This one did that and more. Wow.
The characters were flawed. They were real. They were so very relatable.
I loved the way the author craftily laid out a few potential endings, but you were never sure which ending it would be until the very end.
It's a rare book that gets the ending just right. This one did that and more. Wow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
itslilialol's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Ableism
dramagirl2003's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
my friend was right, it does raise a bunch of moral issues
thoughts while reading
p40: this is the moment i was waiting for, the introduction scene
p71: as you should girl, order that cheesecake 🍰
p103: parents 😂
“Did you hear that? They are paying her to sleep now.”
“Praise the Lord. She’s found her dream career.”
but that’s all well and good until she needs to actually do something
p134: i knew it. i knew something was sus about it only being for six months. plus i’ve seen the spoilers that say he dies at the end so i’ve just been trying to solve it
p147: girl no obviously they are not going to just stick him in a room with razors 🙄
p198: seriously. seriously. they struggled through all that mud for nothing. i have second hand annoyance
p213: gahhh that was a total out of pocket comeback
p223: yes! the birthday dinner scene, the other moment i was waiting for
p231: 😬 sheesh i would shrivel if i witnessed that
p233: aww grandad 🥹
p235: eww we don’t stan possessiveness 😖 is bro seriously jealous of a disabled man? i know will is the named love interest but still, patrick doesn’t know that
p236: best present ever 🐝
p237: will knows exactly how to wind patrick up and i am here for it
p326: this is such a wholesome healing moment 🫂
p341: sheeesh girl, you are wasted
p349: oop, these two really love their inappropriate comments
p372: and there it is. what we’ve known all along. that Will makes her feel seen, valued, like she could conquer the world if she put her mind to it. patrick does none of this anymore, and still expects to keep her
p414: gosh those three make a wonderful trio and they really love winding nathan up
p430: yeah i can see how that looks bad 🤭
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Ableism and Sexual assault
Minor: Grief
eweltzer's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Self harm and Sexual assault
cscharfway's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The personalities of the characters were written very well, which translated into their behaviours, expressions, coping strategies, etc. The plot itself is not one I normally go for- the whole falling in love despite having an illness/disability trope, ending in tragedy. It’s very predictable. However, the characters and their dialogue were witty, quirky, deeply- thought out and very relatable and I couldn’t put the book down. I haven’t seen the movie, but I am interested in seeing how it compares.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Rape, Medical content, and Grief
meganeliz_1214's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness and Medical content
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt