strawberrymoocow's review
2.5
This book read like a cheesy Wattpad fanfic and ended like a hallmark movie
I get the characters were going through some shit but like they were weird ass characters, I almost dnf the book halfway through they sucked so bad
Overall the book was good enough to get me not to dnf it despite hating wild Kyle and Brynn.
I get the characters were going through some shit but like they were weird ass characters, I almost dnf the book halfway through they sucked so bad
Spoiler
I loved the mom character and was quite sad when she died, but she was the saving grace of this book. I still have a little bit of an issue with they way Benny got hit like did Bash really need to be in the car kind of icky, but made for good tensionOverall the book was good enough to get me not to dnf it despite hating wild Kyle and Brynn.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Car accident, Cancer, and Death of parent
mariatimoteo's review
5.0
Estou destruída e sem palavras.
Não entendo como é que este livro passou tão despercebido.
Uff, não estou capaz...
Não entendo como é que este livro passou tão despercebido.
Uff, não estou capaz...
rainbowbookworm's review
4.0
I loved reading this heartbreaking book. Both Birdie and Bash are grieving. They meet at a party and were attracted to one another, but that encounter was cut short. Bash is a junkie and an alcoholic who uses these drugs to dull the ache caused by his mother's impending death due to cancer. One night after binging, Bash lets his friend drive and they run over Birdie's brother. Not knowing what they hit and afraid of the legal consequences, they flee the scene.
This was a tough book to read—it is not oxymoronic that it was tough to read AND I love it. The best friend character reeks of white male privilege and disgusted me every time he appeared. Bash wore the same clothes every day and was working himself up to self destruction because he could not picture life without his mom.
As for Birdie... Her story was a bit too close to home for me. Granted, my sister was an adult when she had her accident which resulted in traumatic brain injury, but Joanne's plight and Benny's were similar. I love how they did not shy away of discussing the obscene hospital bills—in little over a year my sister has raked up more than $400,000 dollars in medical bills. Birdie's story and that of her family rang truest of all.
As is mostly the case for me, I did not appreciate the ending which felt rushed. It was also hard for me to see Birdie's attraction to Bash, especially when she kept talking about his body odor.
This was a tough book to read—it is not oxymoronic that it was tough to read AND I love it. The best friend character reeks of white male privilege and disgusted me every time he appeared. Bash wore the same clothes every day and was working himself up to self destruction because he could not picture life without his mom.
As for Birdie... Her story was a bit too close to home for me. Granted, my sister was an adult when she had her accident which resulted in traumatic brain injury, but Joanne's plight and Benny's were similar. I love how they did not shy away of discussing the obscene hospital bills—in little over a year my sister has raked up more than $400,000 dollars in medical bills. Birdie's story and that of her family rang truest of all.
As is mostly the case for me, I did not appreciate the ending which felt rushed. It was also hard for me to see Birdie's attraction to Bash, especially when she kept talking about his body odor.
lilacolwell's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
hspaulds's review
4.0
Another book that I won from a Goodreads giveaway! This one was an uncorrected proof, as the book comes out on July 25th. I loved it -- it was witty, funny, heartfelt, and all around an enjoyable story to read. Definitely recommending checking it out when it's on shelves in July!
anitaob30's review
4.0
I’m an emotional wreck right now, having just finished this book. The beginning was painful to read with such seriously bad things happening to both main characters but wow, the second half was amazing and ended with such a powerful, feel-good, punch in the gut. I loved everyone in this book, all the characters except for Wild Kyle and would love to read another book by this author again. Once I clear the tears from my eyes.
mistysbookspace's review
3.5
I was provided an ecopy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. I started reading this book a couple years ago and I think I only managed to get a couple chapters in before I put it down and didn't pick in back up. At the time I just wasn't in the mood for it. I finally picked it back up and while I didn't end up falling in love with it like everyone else has I did end up enjoying it. This book is a pretty hard book to read but at the same time it's hopeful. This book is about forgiveness. Forgiveness of others and yourself. My issue was with the characters. You are meant to feel bad for them and I did but at the same time I didn't particularly like either one of them and the romance didn't completely work for me either but not for the reason you might think (if you read this then you know what I am talking about). I get what the author did with this book and for that it gets points but it just didn't 100% work for me unfortunately.
haunted_by_humans's review
3.0
I honestly just bought this for the cover and didn’t expect much from it, but I actually really enjoyed it! Super easy to get through and it definitely made me tear up a time or two.
maxandrambo's review
4.0
A solid three stars, shaky four. Sometimes this was hard to get into...not sure if it was the constant milieu of tragedy, the chemistry "lessons" at the end of Birdie's chapters that meant little to me, or shitty Kyle's existence. BUT by the last half, you're sucked in and your reading appetite begins to border on insatiable. It ended up being a very solid, enjoyable read for an advance uncorrected proof.
***Book received through Goodreads giveaway.
***Book received through Goodreads giveaway.