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holz_18's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
darknesslighttt's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
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๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: friends to lovers, best friend brother, forced proximity, cinnamon roll hero, college, he falls first,
๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: suicide thoughts, emotional abuse, death, mental illness
I really liked this book. I was a bit reluctant at first since it was a recommendation from booktok.
Lily is sweet and adorable. She writes all her thoughts in a diary and the author portrayed very beautifully the depression and pain she was going through. She had no hope left, that is until Colin suddenly appears in her life and turns it upside down. Somehow his presence in her life also changed the way she talked, meaning she was both confused and relieved at the same time.
The book itself is a full roller coaster of emotions, so I suggest you have some napkins with you.
๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: friends to lovers, best friend brother, forced proximity, cinnamon roll hero, college, he falls first,
๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: suicide thoughts, emotional abuse, death, mental illness
I really liked this book. I was a bit reluctant at first since it was a recommendation from booktok.
Lily is sweet and adorable. She writes all her thoughts in a diary and the author portrayed very beautifully the depression and pain she was going through. She had no hope left, that is until Colin suddenly appears in her life and turns it upside down. Somehow his presence in her life also changed the way she talked, meaning she was both confused and relieved at the same time.
The book itself is a full roller coaster of emotions, so I suggest you have some napkins with you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
rachaelbyrne03's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Abortion
piarosa's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Alcoholism
flaviapaniza's review against another edition
dark
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, and Abandonment
lilyemmaaa's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Alright, Iโve given myself a day to get all my thoughts intact and Iโm confident with my rating.
The idea of this story was an amazing one. Seeing someone care so much that theyโd want to play hero to someone who is too far gone to be saved. Amazing idea, but poor execution. There were many spelling errors (sorry but it has to be said) and, in my opinion, the story was so poorly portrayed that I felt myself having to skim parts. The representation of how depression is, was the only realistic part in this story. But aside from that, it was poorly represented in my opinion.
When someone is so far gone in themselves because of their mental health, no one can save them aside from themself. A guy cannot save a person nine days in to meeting them. Itโs just truly not possible.
The brother knowing what was going on and leaving all the pressure on to Colin to save Lily was so unfair to read. That pressure on him was just heartbreaking, especially seeing the love he began to have for her. Also, I HATE what Lily did at the end. She made the person she loves believe that she is dead, just for her to surprise him by being alive? I wouldnโt have forgiven her for that. Sorry, but I just wouldnโt. The poor mental health representation in this book, when it could have been amazing is whatโs worse to think about.
The idea of this story was an amazing one. Seeing someone care so much that theyโd want to play hero to someone who is too far gone to be saved. Amazing idea, but poor execution. There were many spelling errors (sorry but it has to be said) and, in my opinion, the story was so poorly portrayed that I felt myself having to skim parts. The representation of how depression is, was the only realistic part in this story. But aside from that, it was poorly represented in my opinion.
When someone is so far gone in themselves because of their mental health, no one can save them aside from themself. A guy cannot save a person nine days in to meeting them. Itโs just truly not possible.
The brother knowing what was going on and leaving all the pressure on to Colin to save Lily was so unfair to read. That pressure on him was just heartbreaking, especially seeing the love he began to have for her. Also, I HATE what Lily did at the end. She made the person she loves believe that she is dead, just for her to surprise him by being alive? I wouldnโt have forgiven her for that. Sorry, but I just wouldnโt. The poor mental health representation in this book, when it could have been amazing is whatโs worse to think about.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment
Minor: Sexual content
hexbox360's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
i see the vision, but it wasn't executed well. i really enjoyed the plot of this book, it has quite a few grammatical errors but it was still readable. it just really needs some polishing! i have a few issues with it, mostly character wise. some of them do things that seem really off and unlike how theyre written. like aaron knowing about lily's plan the entire time? but never saying or doing anything about it? while he's established as this protective older brother. it just didn't seem to match up with him. and winter- i didn't like her at all. i know that was probably the point, she was supposed to be a bad friend, even though lily wasn't very nice to her either. in the beginning lily seemed very unlikable and mean, which i guess is the reality of mental illness sometimes but i dislike the fact that they were supposedly long term best friends and didn't even like each other and rarely seemed to spend time together. i don't understand the relationship lily has with her mom. in her inner monologue and some of the letters, she says her mom was a good mother and how her and lily loved each other but then when she turned 15 it seemed like a switch had flipped- what's that about? i feel like randomly deciding you hate your kid and want her dead doesn't just Happen, you know? and there wasn't really any memories of her being a good mom before then. i would've liked to explore that relationship more. the nickname lily gave her notebook was just... cringey and awkward and doesn't really make any sense. the steamy parts were written well but kind of threw me off because colins character doesn't seem like the type that would have sex with a girl he knew was going to die in a few days, it seemed really strange!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Grief
c_mac24's review
challenging
emotional
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
4.75
Such a great book! Focused on a sensitive topic while remaining thoughtful at no point did the author make it seem like Lilyโs suicidal thoughts could be instantly fixed. Only downside was the language being slightly odd at points which disrupted the flow but otherwise a fab book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Self harm and Vomit
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