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Even When I'm Gone by Nicole Fiorina

7 reviews

kbshelves_'s review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Here comes Ollie. Prepare yourself for the agony.

The first one was all about Mia navigating her trauma, and this one was all about Ollie mastering his disorder. (I hate using that term bc I agree with Mia that his ability to feel is beautiful.)

As in the first one, there's a lot of back and forth, push and pull, and it is heart wrenching to watch unfold. The moral of his story is kind of simple: always get a second opinion.

That was the first half. The second was all about solving the mystery of who was attacking Mia. This took the book much darker than the first. There are suicides, violent attacks, bullying, and it's just a downright scary time to be Mia. Thankfully, her best friend is a security guard and her boyfriend is overprotective af.

I think I liked this less bc the attacks are so vicious yet Mia recovers very quickly. And the friend group really breaks apart and there's not real apology or intervention there. The book became just Mia, Ollie, and sometimes Zeke and while it was still beautiful and healing and a good peace to what was an awful start of the year, I just felt a lot got tossed to the side that I'd once thought were important.

A moment for Zeke. That little boy has Ollie's heart and therefore, mine, and I am so proud of his story.

But that ending??? What a twist! I was suspicious, so I'd say I called it, but not entirely. The best thing about it were the details were all given to us, we just didn't see it for what it was. I knew this one couldn't end on a happy note and I'm terrified for what Ollie is about to go through next.

I want to zoom through the last but I don't want this to end. Look at me getting into a series and finishing it altogether, though. I thank NF.

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ellielot's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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luzzemilee's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-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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stephaniekrmr's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Liked the poetry, didn’t like the plot.

God I was SO BORED reading this book. After nothing of relevance happened, I started skimming at 50 %. Coming across the same soppy love confessions simply annoyed me. I still don’t care anyone and even though the plot twists were pretty good in theory, they didn’t surprise me.

Disclaimer, I‘m a little grinch when it comes to love stories, so it might not be the books fault but mine for picking it up 🌝

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