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zgreyz's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
a great example of how NOT to write about disabilities. the books absolutely reeeeeeeks of ableism, specifically the christian, condescending, pray it away, toxic positivity, inspiration porn type. not to mention the romanticizing of a boy forcing his way into a girls life, not allowing her boundaries or consent for anything and then being emotionally unavailable and disappearing until she coddles him.
absolute garbage and painfully obvious it’s written by an abled person wanting to play disability dress up.
even more unsettling to look up the author and see how much writing advice they’re pumping out on socials. please no.
the writing itself, even if we removed all the toxicity, is very redundant, boring, contradicting, so overly cliche, characters are very 2 dimensional.
the most ironic quote from this book,
“if you ask me, i’d rather hear stories from a kid who’s been dragged through the mud than from a kid who read about it online”
advice she should’ve taken herself
absolute garbage and painfully obvious it’s written by an abled person wanting to play disability dress up.
even more unsettling to look up the author and see how much writing advice they’re pumping out on socials. please no.
the writing itself, even if we removed all the toxicity, is very redundant, boring, contradicting, so overly cliche, characters are very 2 dimensional.
the most ironic quote from this book,
“if you ask me, i’d rather hear stories from a kid who’s been dragged through the mud than from a kid who read about it online”
advice she should’ve taken herself
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
elderflower's review against another edition
0.25
When I first read this book, I didn’t see the ableism in it. I did feel a little uncomfortable with some parts, but didn’t really notice the extent this book’s ableism, consent issues, and other problems go to. All I knew was that I liked Abbie Emmon’s videos and she was smart and pretty and her book would be amazing. I really think Abbie would be able to write a pretty good book, but she’d first need to throw all of this stuff in the rubbish. This is my reread after I happened across some reviews calling out the issues with this book. I felt like I needed some closure with this book that I used to like and now I’ve gotten that. I wish I had not bought this book or the sequel, but alas, tis too late.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Religious bigotry and Car accident
more content warnings: homomisic slur used repeatedly, drunkenness, ptsd, gender stereotypes
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