lazygal's review against another edition
2.0
Unclear whether the theme was teen guilt or some statement on organ donation.
ARC provided by publisher.
ARC provided by publisher.
krissyronan's review against another edition
3.0
A good book. I particularly enjoyed the music references but somehow the plot unraveled and wrapped up quite suddenly near the end. It felt rushed, not intentional.
kmjones's review against another edition
3.0
4.75 stars
I loved this book. As someone who understands the grief that Tallie goes through in the book, I think that Barnaby portrayed it amazingly. If you liked [b:All the Bright Places|18460392|All the Bright Places|Jennifer Niven|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1404331702l/18460392._SY75_.jpg|26113532] I would totally recommend this book. Spoiler--
I loved this book. As someone who understands the grief that Tallie goes through in the book, I think that Barnaby portrayed it amazingly. If you liked [b:All the Bright Places|18460392|All the Bright Places|Jennifer Niven|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1404331702l/18460392._SY75_.jpg|26113532] I would totally recommend this book. Spoiler--
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However I wished that the l0ve Mel had for Tallie had gone more in depth.Spoiler
I recommend this book for dramatic YA lovers.annabi's review against another edition
3.0
its hard for me to explain how I felt about this book. I didnt dislike it. I just dont think I ever connected emotionally to any of the characters. tallie confused me a lot of the time. like of course I will never understand what she was going through on a deeper level, but I can generally understand why people react in certain ways. I couldn't ever read tallie; her character was capricious. OH I think a thing that kept me from connecting from the book was bc I didnt quite understand WHY him being an organ donation was so important to her. like she explained it to us but I guess I just couldn't Feel it.
chase was cool I guess but didn't really develop as a character. the reason I read this book is because my librarian read it before it was published and was like "MEL IS EXACTLY LIKE YOU!!!!" which I could see in some way bc ya know she does her own thing. spoiler: I WAS SO FJDKFJDM THO THE CONFESSION AT THE END WAS NEVER BROUGHT UP/WRAPPED UP AFTER IT HAPPENED I SCREAM
but ok yeah I don't have much left to say :/ it was fine
chase was cool I guess but didn't really develop as a character. the reason I read this book is because my librarian read it before it was published and was like "MEL IS EXACTLY LIKE YOU!!!!" which I could see in some way bc ya know she does her own thing. spoiler: I WAS SO FJDKFJDM THO THE CONFESSION AT THE END WAS NEVER BROUGHT UP/WRAPPED UP AFTER IT HAPPENED I SCREAM
but ok yeah I don't have much left to say :/ it was fine
jengennari's review against another edition
5.0
A moving depiction of living with grief. Tallie's brother has died, and the way if affects her friends and family feels completely authentic. I particularly liked the end of her friendship with Amy, the wackiness of Mel, and the attraction with Chase.
diazahra_'s review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
3.75
camillejoy's review against another edition
3.0
A portrait of grief, and the things Tallie does to try and hold on to her brother's memory, while also grappling with guilt over her role in his death. For some reason it took me a very long time to get through this book-- it didn't pull me in, though the pacing was decent. Maybe it was just my mood while reading? Maybe I'm burnt out on suburban upper-middle-class girls as protagonists?
take_me_awayyy's review against another edition
3.0
When I heard of this book I was all for it. Y'all know how much I LOVE contemps that feature larger issues. Which means I'm really excited for all the books featuring organ donors in YA lately. In fact, this is the second book in a row featuring them that I've read featuring this process. (The other was The Way Back to You by Mindi Scott and Michelle Andreani which comes out in May!) I'm not sure if I was trying to break my feels reading these back to back or what...
What happened was a terrible accident, but Tallie can't stand to let him go. Him being her brother "N---." Until one day she finds out that her brother has signed up for something that she had no idea about. To be an organ donor. Now she thinks she if she can find the recipients she can bring him back.
For this story to be about grief, I didn't feel much of it. I really just felt angry at Tallie. I mean I could tell she was grief stricken. Especially with the accident being what it was. I know she was just going through it with her own way of dealing, but still. She came off more as selfish and mean alot of the time and that bothered me. She didn't seem to care much about anyone but herself. As for her mean streak, I could tell that she was angry and upset, but she just came off as rude. It just upset me because while reading this I expected to read it and be punched in the gut with feels. I didn't even come close to it until the end.
I also didn't like some of the things that happened. For this to be realistic fiction, it seemed like nothing happened the way it would have in real life. There were ALOT of things that could have gotten Tallie in serious trouble, but they either let her go on like it was ok because she was grieving. Some things, like the school situation, was ok. I've been in that situation before. But to get away with the stuff that she did, something should've been done. At least a "serious conversation." They did nothing and it didn't make it believable at all.
The ending is what saved this book for me. It wasn't what I was expecting out of a book about organ donors, because I was hoping for a bit more punch, but it was still emotional in it's own right.
What happened was a terrible accident, but Tallie can't stand to let him go. Him being her brother "N---." Until one day she finds out that her brother has signed up for something that she had no idea about. To be an organ donor. Now she thinks she if she can find the recipients she can bring him back.
For this story to be about grief, I didn't feel much of it. I really just felt angry at Tallie. I mean I could tell she was grief stricken. Especially with the accident being what it was. I know she was just going through it with her own way of dealing, but still. She came off more as selfish and mean alot of the time and that bothered me. She didn't seem to care much about anyone but herself. As for her mean streak, I could tell that she was angry and upset, but she just came off as rude. It just upset me because while reading this I expected to read it and be punched in the gut with feels. I didn't even come close to it until the end.
I also didn't like some of the things that happened. For this to be realistic fiction, it seemed like nothing happened the way it would have in real life. There were ALOT of things that could have gotten Tallie in serious trouble, but they either let her go on like it was ok because she was grieving. Some things, like the school situation, was ok. I've been in that situation before. But to get away with the stuff that she did, something should've been done. At least a "serious conversation." They did nothing and it didn't make it believable at all.
The ending is what saved this book for me. It wasn't what I was expecting out of a book about organ donors, because I was hoping for a bit more punch, but it was still emotional in it's own right.
24hourlibrary's review
4.0
In Some of the Parts, younger sister Tallie has only just begun grieving the death of her older brother. Wracked with guilt from being the driver of the car in which he was in at the time of his death, Tallie has not only lost her brother, but lost her parents to their own grief and her good friend who had just started a relationship with her brother at the time of his death.
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cnstamper's review
2.0
The premise of this book is really intriguing, but the protagonist's descent into trauma and depression is not fully unpacked and is wrapped up in a neat bow way too quickly.