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4saradouglas's review against another edition
2.0
I couldn't get into this book at all. It seems like the whole "my best friend died and boo hoo it's my fault" thing has been done several times recently, and this is probably the worst attempt out of all of them. Never at any point in the book did I lose myself in the story. It was just a book. I could practically see Elizabeth Scott sitting there making the words come out of these character's mouths. None of it seemed realistic or interesting. I barely knew the main character and never understood her relationship with Patrick. The only thing I liked about the book is that I have never come across a story where the parents are so in love that the daughter feels like a third wheel. THAT is interesting. She should have stuck with that rather than the whole "I MADE her drive" thing. A very weak novel overall.
meghan111's review against another edition
3.0
Amy is sixteen and has just completed a stint in an alcohol rehab center. She is reeling from the death of her best friend, Julia, who was killed in a car accident, and she blames herself. The only way she can find comfort now is in writing letters to Julia. As she returns to school and weekly appointments with her psychologist, the particulars of what happened on the night of the accident are slowly revealed, as well as the history of the girls' friendship.
Similar to Laurie Halse Anderson, especially Wintergirls.
Similar to Laurie Halse Anderson, especially Wintergirls.
sqeeker's review against another edition
2.0
I would not conisder this a YA book. There was some pretty heavy cursing going on. I think I counted 6 f bombs. Plus there was a lot of alcohol abuse, drug refrences, and sex.
I think the book was drawn on way too long. Amy got really annoying really fast, and she repeated a lot of things through out the book. The book just didn't move fast enough for me.
The side characters weren't really great. Caro was a tool, Patrick has no personality at all, Mel was a jerk, and Beth was a freak. I don't even think Amy had that much of a personality besides just being angry.
I really love connecting with characters in books, and I just didn't feel connected to any character. I couldn't relate to anyone or understand anyone.
I think the book was drawn on way too long. Amy got really annoying really fast, and she repeated a lot of things through out the book. The book just didn't move fast enough for me.
The side characters weren't really great. Caro was a tool, Patrick has no personality at all, Mel was a jerk, and Beth was a freak. I don't even think Amy had that much of a personality besides just being angry.
I really love connecting with characters in books, and I just didn't feel connected to any character. I couldn't relate to anyone or understand anyone.
mesy_mark's review against another edition
2.0
in a car crash as her best friend died on impact. Amy wasn't riving but she considered herself to be a murderer because of all the choices she made to get that point. Following the aftermath that occurred, Amy is set to a treatment center one for the loss, two for the underlining alcohol behavior. To start a fresh start she is encouraged to write in a journal. Instead of that, she writes letters to the dead- letters to Julia, Amy's BFF who did not make it.
As I listened to the book through audiobook I just felt that it could have been better done. The ending seems to have come too short and would have liked some elaboration on more of how the choices Amy made now were changing for her. How her relationships changed. we get an idea such as her understanding what it is like for her to feel emotions rather than a drunken haze.
While I thought it was an easy story to read I was just kinda disappointed by it.
As I listened to the book through audiobook I just felt that it could have been better done. The ending seems to have come too short and would have liked some elaboration on more of how the choices Amy made now were changing for her. How her relationships changed.
While I thought it was an easy story to read I was just kinda disappointed by it.
annetjeberg's review against another edition
3.0
A fast, but slightly predictable and quite boring read. I think I am too old for this!
kaitrosereads's review against another edition
5.0
Amy is full of guilt. She can barely look at herself after what she did. It has been 75 days since she walked away from the car accident that took the life of her best friend, Julia. She never should have gone to that party, never should have said what she said, never should have drank what she drank.
After grueling weeks of therapy at Pinewood, a rehabilitation center, Amy is starting school again with a whole new look. She is now the outsider, the girl with no friends because she killed her only one. The only way Amy knows to vent is through drinking and ever since the night of the accident she can't even look at a bottle without getting sick.
The new Amy, the one that doesn't drink or drive or party, finds that the only way she can get her feelings out are through writing in a journal to Julia, a journal filled with things that she could never get the nerve to actually tell Julia when she was still alive.
Elizabeth Scott takes you into the mind of a teenager who can barely live with herself after what she did but who finally manages to face reality and realize that the only way to move on is by letting go of the past. Love You Hate You Miss You is a story of healing and of learning to cope with the things you can't change. Through journal entries, Amy's memories of past times, and weekly therapy sessions, the reader can really see what Amy is going through.
Having read more than one Elizabeth Scott novel in the past, I had high expectations for this book and once again, Elizabeth Scott did not disappoint. The concepts of guilt, friendship, and love are beautifully put together in this story about the importance of friendship and family.
After grueling weeks of therapy at Pinewood, a rehabilitation center, Amy is starting school again with a whole new look. She is now the outsider, the girl with no friends because she killed her only one. The only way Amy knows to vent is through drinking and ever since the night of the accident she can't even look at a bottle without getting sick.
The new Amy, the one that doesn't drink or drive or party, finds that the only way she can get her feelings out are through writing in a journal to Julia, a journal filled with things that she could never get the nerve to actually tell Julia when she was still alive.
Elizabeth Scott takes you into the mind of a teenager who can barely live with herself after what she did but who finally manages to face reality and realize that the only way to move on is by letting go of the past. Love You Hate You Miss You is a story of healing and of learning to cope with the things you can't change. Through journal entries, Amy's memories of past times, and weekly therapy sessions, the reader can really see what Amy is going through.
Having read more than one Elizabeth Scott novel in the past, I had high expectations for this book and once again, Elizabeth Scott did not disappoint. The concepts of guilt, friendship, and love are beautifully put together in this story about the importance of friendship and family.
heather4994's review against another edition
5.0
This was an Audio book I checked out of my library. It was narrated by Tracy Pfau. She had a great voice for the voice of Amy who tells the story. She changes her voice some to delineate the other characters and does a fine job with that. This is probably the best narrator I've listened to yet. She actually sounded like she was the right age to be telling this story. I could picture her in the story. And not one word was mispronounced. The audio version of this book was 5:08:57 so I'm rounding up to 5:09.
The story itself is told in letters to Amy's dead friend Julia. As always when people die, all the bad stuff is forgotten and only the good is remembered. Julia is risen to sainthood status in Amy's eyes. Laura her therapist has a very tough job on her hands trying to find a chink in the wall Amy has built around her very perfect friend Julia. Amy hates Laura her therapist for trying to make her see Amy as anything different than perfect and she hates it when Laura clicks her pen. It's almost comical the way she talks about it, if the subject matter weren't so serious.
Amy's parents have always been oblivious to her. They hadn't meant to have children so they let her do whatever she wants. They aren't aware that she drinks until the night of the accident. Oh sure there was that time before when she had to go to the hospital because she couldn't stop throwing up from the alcohol, but Julia made up a lie and they believed it. No, they were so wrapped up in each other, they seemed to have forgotten they had a daughter. Julia's mother, on the other hand, was always careful, where are you going, who will you be with, you better not be drinking, and of course, Julia was wild.
But everything leads back to that night, that night that Julia died and Amy lived and her life changed forever. She had to attend rehab camp for the summer. She had to go to group therapy and individual counseling. She had to go back to school and face all the people that knew what had happened. She had to live with what she had done. And she had to realize what she had done.
This book had some twists and turns to it that I did not expect. I was so surprised by some of the things revealed that the ending was just kind of a soft slow ride down hill. The climax, it was a shocker to me. I was not expecting it at all. I hadn't heard or read anything about this novel so I was really surprised at how much I liked it. There was some romance, but not really happy romance. Don't read this if you're depressed because while there is some hope, it's not a light subject and as I've said before, I think because I'm not reading it, I'm listening to it, I can keep myself removed from it enough that I don't feel it as intensely as I would otherwise. This is why I have Before I Fall on hold to listen to and not read. Though I may read it for comparison's sake.
I really enjoyed this book. I feel kind of stupid saying that considering the subject matter, but Amy grows by leaps and bounds in this book as do her parents. It was incredibly strong on character growth and story line.
Definitely it contained adult or older YA themes in it. Sex, drugs, alcohol, death, a little swearing and some acting out.
The story itself is told in letters to Amy's dead friend Julia. As always when people die, all the bad stuff is forgotten and only the good is remembered. Julia is risen to sainthood status in Amy's eyes. Laura her therapist has a very tough job on her hands trying to find a chink in the wall Amy has built around her very perfect friend Julia. Amy hates Laura her therapist for trying to make her see Amy as anything different than perfect and she hates it when Laura clicks her pen. It's almost comical the way she talks about it, if the subject matter weren't so serious.
Amy's parents have always been oblivious to her. They hadn't meant to have children so they let her do whatever she wants. They aren't aware that she drinks until the night of the accident. Oh sure there was that time before when she had to go to the hospital because she couldn't stop throwing up from the alcohol, but Julia made up a lie and they believed it. No, they were so wrapped up in each other, they seemed to have forgotten they had a daughter. Julia's mother, on the other hand, was always careful, where are you going, who will you be with, you better not be drinking, and of course, Julia was wild.
But everything leads back to that night, that night that Julia died and Amy lived and her life changed forever. She had to attend rehab camp for the summer. She had to go to group therapy and individual counseling. She had to go back to school and face all the people that knew what had happened. She had to live with what she had done. And she had to realize what she had done.
This book had some twists and turns to it that I did not expect. I was so surprised by some of the things revealed that the ending was just kind of a soft slow ride down hill. The climax, it was a shocker to me. I was not expecting it at all. I hadn't heard or read anything about this novel so I was really surprised at how much I liked it. There was some romance, but not really happy romance. Don't read this if you're depressed because while there is some hope, it's not a light subject and as I've said before, I think because I'm not reading it, I'm listening to it, I can keep myself removed from it enough that I don't feel it as intensely as I would otherwise. This is why I have Before I Fall on hold to listen to and not read. Though I may read it for comparison's sake.
I really enjoyed this book. I feel kind of stupid saying that considering the subject matter, but Amy grows by leaps and bounds in this book as do her parents. It was incredibly strong on character growth and story line.
Definitely it contained adult or older YA themes in it. Sex, drugs, alcohol, death, a little swearing and some acting out.
neruss8's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book very much. It wasn't very many pages and was large print, so I finished it in 3 days on vacation. This book was very sad and depressing. It's about a girl who thinks she killed her best friend and has to deal with the gilt. Her parents annoy her because they are so in love. She also feels like they never cared about her before and now they do. It's like, before the accident she longed for them to care about he, and now that they do she doesn't want it anymore. Plus she's dealing with the basic struggles of highschool ang being a teen. Before Julia died she was constantly drinking and partying. Now she can barely stand to take a drink. This book was simalliar to Cracked Up To Be by Courtney Summers in an strangley reversed way. Overall (over all?) this was a very good book that I would reccomend.
caszriel's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful. Amy is the perfect character for the tale, her personality really fitting the theme. Elizabeth Scott chooses and makes her decisions well, and create and absolutely stunning tale. From groups homes to therapists to her best friend dying, Amy suffers a lot. By her therapist's suggestion she starts a journal of letter to Julia. With her therapist's help she discovers her past wasn't as perfect as it seemed, and that the present deserves a chance. Elizabeth Scott's breathtaking tale is filled with all the right kinds of emotion and suspense, making it an amazing novel.
feyza_oe's review against another edition
5.0
Klappentext:
Julia war ihre beste Freundin, ihre Anlaufstation bei Kummer, ihr großes Vorbild. Und jetzt ist Julia tot – und Amy hat schreckliche Schuldgefühle. Schließlich hat sie den Autounfall überlebt und Julia nicht. Doch nach und nach muss sich Amy damit auseinandersetzen, dass Julia vielleicht doch nicht so perfekt war, wie sie Amy immer erschien. Und plötzlich steht die Frage im Raum, was in der Unglücksnacht tatsächlich passiert ist.
Zur Autorin:
Elizabeth Scott wuchs auf dem Land in Süd-Virginia auf, wo es nicht einmal ein Postamt, aber dafür jede Menge Kühe gab. Nach einem Hochschulstudium und kurzen Gastspielen in der IT-Branche, als Sekretärin und Dessous-Verkäuferin, wusste sie, dass ihre wahre Berufung woanders liegt.
Sie lebt heute als erfolgreiche Autorin von Jugendbüchern mit ihrem Mann außerhalb von Washington DC.
Cover:
Auf dem Cover sind 2 Mädchen abgebildet. Zu einem ist oberhalb des Buches, die obere Gesichtshälfte eines Mädchens dargestellt und zu einem ein nach oben blickendes Mädchen.
Im Mittelpunkt steht in einer großen und herausragenden Schrift „Love you, Hate you, Miss you“.
Diese sind in eher sanften Tönen gehalten, wie das ganze Cover an sich. Es hat einen beruhigenden und fröhlichen Effekt, was man nicht wirklich mit dem Inhalt verbinden kann, da dies eher melancholisch und sehr emotional ist. Trotzdem sieht es wunderschön aus und ist auf jeden Fall ein Eyecatcher.
Handlung:
Nachdem Tod von ihrer besten Freundin Julia, fühlt sich Amy für diese Tat schuldig. Ihre beste Freundin, die mit ihr durch dick und dünn gegangen ist, ihr bei ihren Problemen geholfen hat und ihr bei ihren schlimmsten Tagen beistand, ist weg. Und all dies ist nur Amys Schuld. Hätte sie Julia an dem Tag nicht fahren lassen, wäre all dies nie geschehen und Julia wäre bei ihr. Auf dem Weg, in dem sich Amy wieder den normalen Verhältnissen fügt und sich wieder neu findet, fällt ihr auf, dass nicht alles an Julias Dasein perfekt war. Kann es sein, dass sie doch nicht schuldig ist?
Charaktere:
Amy ist die Protagonistin in dieser Geschichte. Ihre beste Freundin ist bei einem Autounfall gestorben. Dieses Geschehen versucht sie mit meiner Therapie zu überbrücken. Langsam muss sie die Normalität akzeptieren und besucht wieder die Schule. Dies erweist sich für sie nicht sehr einfach, da alles anders ist. Julia ist nicht mehr da. Mit wem soll sie ihre Zeit verbringen? Und warum haben die anderen Mitschüler so viel Mitleid?
Amys Charakter ist schön durchdacht worden. Auf der einen Seite ist ihr Verhalten für eine Jugendliche sehr erwachsen. Auf der anderen hat sie doch noch etwas jugendliches an sich. Ihre Verzweiflung, ihr Selbsthass, ihre Traurigkeit... All dies war für den Leser nur all zu gut spürbar.
Die Autorin hat jedem Charakter seine eigene, für sich passende Art, erstellt. Sehr sehr schön!
Schreibstil:
Elizabeth Scott hat einen sehr angenehm zu lesenden und schönen Schreibstil. In diesem baut sie viele Emotionen ein und schafft es, dem Leser die Situation von Amy realitätsnah und einfühlsam zu übermitteln. Besonders die Briefe an Julia, hat sie überzeugend dargestellt. All die Gefühle und Gedanken sind in diese Briefe einflossen, sodass ich mich oft aufhalten musste, nicht loszuweinen.
Am besten konnte sie dieses Feeling in den letzten Seiten des Buches zeigen. Denn es wurde wieder in der Briefform geschrieben und die Autorin hat hier ihren emotionalen Höhepunkt erreicht. Meiner Meinung nach der beste Teil des Buches.
Fazit:
Das Buch ist geprägt von Selbstzweifel und Hass gegen sich selbst. Die Autorin hat es geschafft zu beschreiben, wie eine Person nach einem schweren Unfall es zustande bringt, sich selbst wieder zu finden. Zudem ist es faszinierend, wie sehr die Autorin die Emotionen so real verfassen konnte, dass diese den Leser so mitnehmen konnten. Oft war ich den Tränen nah und meine Emotionen haben verrückt gespielt. Und besonders das Ende war so aufwühlend, mitnehmend, rührend, poetisch und traurig schön. Es war sozusagen noch das Sahnehäubchen auf der Torte. Sehr sehr toll!
Julia war ihre beste Freundin, ihre Anlaufstation bei Kummer, ihr großes Vorbild. Und jetzt ist Julia tot – und Amy hat schreckliche Schuldgefühle. Schließlich hat sie den Autounfall überlebt und Julia nicht. Doch nach und nach muss sich Amy damit auseinandersetzen, dass Julia vielleicht doch nicht so perfekt war, wie sie Amy immer erschien. Und plötzlich steht die Frage im Raum, was in der Unglücksnacht tatsächlich passiert ist.
Zur Autorin:
Elizabeth Scott wuchs auf dem Land in Süd-Virginia auf, wo es nicht einmal ein Postamt, aber dafür jede Menge Kühe gab. Nach einem Hochschulstudium und kurzen Gastspielen in der IT-Branche, als Sekretärin und Dessous-Verkäuferin, wusste sie, dass ihre wahre Berufung woanders liegt.
Sie lebt heute als erfolgreiche Autorin von Jugendbüchern mit ihrem Mann außerhalb von Washington DC.
Cover:
Auf dem Cover sind 2 Mädchen abgebildet. Zu einem ist oberhalb des Buches, die obere Gesichtshälfte eines Mädchens dargestellt und zu einem ein nach oben blickendes Mädchen.
Im Mittelpunkt steht in einer großen und herausragenden Schrift „Love you, Hate you, Miss you“.
Diese sind in eher sanften Tönen gehalten, wie das ganze Cover an sich. Es hat einen beruhigenden und fröhlichen Effekt, was man nicht wirklich mit dem Inhalt verbinden kann, da dies eher melancholisch und sehr emotional ist. Trotzdem sieht es wunderschön aus und ist auf jeden Fall ein Eyecatcher.
Handlung:
Nachdem Tod von ihrer besten Freundin Julia, fühlt sich Amy für diese Tat schuldig. Ihre beste Freundin, die mit ihr durch dick und dünn gegangen ist, ihr bei ihren Problemen geholfen hat und ihr bei ihren schlimmsten Tagen beistand, ist weg. Und all dies ist nur Amys Schuld. Hätte sie Julia an dem Tag nicht fahren lassen, wäre all dies nie geschehen und Julia wäre bei ihr. Auf dem Weg, in dem sich Amy wieder den normalen Verhältnissen fügt und sich wieder neu findet, fällt ihr auf, dass nicht alles an Julias Dasein perfekt war. Kann es sein, dass sie doch nicht schuldig ist?
Charaktere:
Amy ist die Protagonistin in dieser Geschichte. Ihre beste Freundin ist bei einem Autounfall gestorben. Dieses Geschehen versucht sie mit meiner Therapie zu überbrücken. Langsam muss sie die Normalität akzeptieren und besucht wieder die Schule. Dies erweist sich für sie nicht sehr einfach, da alles anders ist. Julia ist nicht mehr da. Mit wem soll sie ihre Zeit verbringen? Und warum haben die anderen Mitschüler so viel Mitleid?
Amys Charakter ist schön durchdacht worden. Auf der einen Seite ist ihr Verhalten für eine Jugendliche sehr erwachsen. Auf der anderen hat sie doch noch etwas jugendliches an sich. Ihre Verzweiflung, ihr Selbsthass, ihre Traurigkeit... All dies war für den Leser nur all zu gut spürbar.
Die Autorin hat jedem Charakter seine eigene, für sich passende Art, erstellt. Sehr sehr schön!
Schreibstil:
Elizabeth Scott hat einen sehr angenehm zu lesenden und schönen Schreibstil. In diesem baut sie viele Emotionen ein und schafft es, dem Leser die Situation von Amy realitätsnah und einfühlsam zu übermitteln. Besonders die Briefe an Julia, hat sie überzeugend dargestellt. All die Gefühle und Gedanken sind in diese Briefe einflossen, sodass ich mich oft aufhalten musste, nicht loszuweinen.
Am besten konnte sie dieses Feeling in den letzten Seiten des Buches zeigen. Denn es wurde wieder in der Briefform geschrieben und die Autorin hat hier ihren emotionalen Höhepunkt erreicht. Meiner Meinung nach der beste Teil des Buches.
Fazit:
Das Buch ist geprägt von Selbstzweifel und Hass gegen sich selbst. Die Autorin hat es geschafft zu beschreiben, wie eine Person nach einem schweren Unfall es zustande bringt, sich selbst wieder zu finden. Zudem ist es faszinierend, wie sehr die Autorin die Emotionen so real verfassen konnte, dass diese den Leser so mitnehmen konnten. Oft war ich den Tränen nah und meine Emotionen haben verrückt gespielt. Und besonders das Ende war so aufwühlend, mitnehmend, rührend, poetisch und traurig schön. Es war sozusagen noch das Sahnehäubchen auf der Torte. Sehr sehr toll!