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Apaixonei-me Pela Esperança by Lancali

14 reviews

saskiahill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This is one of the best books I've ever read/listened to. While there are lots of tough moments (check the content warnings) it's an incredibly beautiful, heartwarming, and moving book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

pagesofplatypus's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

"Time, Disease, and Death are the greatest thieves in the world."

I Fell in Love with Hope is a beautiful, unique, and masterful exploration of death, grief, despair, loneliness, illness, and hope.

The story alternates between the now and before of our narrator, Sam. The now introduces us to chronically positive and passionate Sony, ill-tempered but deeply caring Neo, and endlessly kind and protective Coeur. Each tries in their own way to steal back everything time, disease, and death has and will take from them. The group eagerly welcomes in Hikari, a golden-haired, golden-eyed girl who battles her own demons.

"We spent our whole lives together pretending, but if you pretend for too long, reality reminds you one way or another that it doesn't like being insulted."

The writing is incredibly poetic and infused with such strong emotion as we come to love each character as deeply as Sam. Even as you know deep down these kids will not escape death's clutches, you do still cling to a hope. A hope that they will steal as much time and hope and love as they can.

I also love how much agency each character has. They break rules. They create. They don't let others tell how they're supposed be. They do steal from time, from the diseases, and even from death itself. They face limitations from their illnesses but they don't let it limit their hope or their love.

"You know you never wanted us to be happy, Sam. Happiness is a brittle,
fleeting thing.
You wanted us to feel loved, and we did."

I Fell in Love with Hope does such a good job showing what it means to love and be loved. That you don't have to find a cure. That to despair is not to be broken. That love can't stop death but it is vital.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy

ash_cash0's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

ninarivagf's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

lucyford's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The story was unlike any book I’ve ever read, and the characters were also really unique, especially the protagonist. What I loved most about this book was the ending, and all the wisdom the author shared about life and death, it was really comforting to hear. The only reason I didn’t rate it higher is because the writing isn’t really my style, and I found it really unnatural at times, especially in the dialogue, and also the jump between timelines got in the way of the story a bit at times (in my opinion). However, I still highly recommend reading this book for the perspectives and emotional rollercoaster that it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, and Abandonment

isxelle's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Medical content

leila_reads_too_much's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

valerie123's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Child death, Blood, and Pregnancy

cianarae's review against another edition

hopeful sad 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? No

3.0

This was a little too slow, wordy, and dramatic for me. Especially the dialogue. The big reveal at the end was not quite a big enough payoff for how much they hinted at it throughout the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape

marieanne21's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent