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audreykayy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Grief
Minor: Racism
sandra_boe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Racism
sshakirahh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Mental illness and Death of parent
iaapproved's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Abandonment
caroliner_readss's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness
tsundoku_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death and Car accident
destdest's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
In addition, Jessi has a unique relationship with her biological mother whose struggles with mental health/depression has left her parental role seemingly vacant. The mental health conversations were excellent.
Much like those Tiffany Jackson stories, it’s always so frustrating and intriguing to try to figure out what happened. I thought it was cute how Jessi was crushing on one of the brothers, but it got a little draining and stressful, to be honest. I really wanted to like her with Luke, but there was too much drama surrounding them; he was salty, but it takes a good while to find out why. On the positive, Jessi felt like a real teenager to me. Overall, I liked this. I would definitely be interested in reading more from this author as well.
5 stars - the story, familial relationships, the drama, Jessi's character development, Naomi
3ish - the fake dating, Luke, Ro(wan)
Semi-spoiler:
SN: One of the characters defers college for a year. I haven’t really seen that in YA fiction before
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Car accident, and Alcohol
totallynotanerd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Death
noellerose's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I have to admit, I did find Jessi a tad bit melodramatic. I understand she felt extremely guilty for what happened, but she pretended like everyone hated her and that she didn't deserve to be loved, and the conversations were written as if we were supposed to feel sorry for Jessi. Also, I thought it was a bit weird that there was barely a mention of Rowan in the Nows. He was her best friend, but we didn't really see any of her grieving process. That was a bit unfortunate.
All with all, this was a great read for me.
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent
katiescott's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Some Other Now was described as a must-read for fans of This is Us and it definitely serves up an emotional punch! We follow Jessi, growing up and figuring out who she is in dual time periods -- we'll say Before "The Big Bad" and After.
Jessi has always been viewed as an honorary member of the Cohen family, fitting in right alongside Luke and Rowen (Ro) and considering Mel, their mom, as a second mother. As time moves on however, Jessi finds herself both in the middle of the family and slowly being pushed aside.
I really liked how author Sarah Everett portrayed growing up, finding love, and navigating family issues in Some Other Now. There are some side stories that kind of bogged down the plot, and the ending was a bit rushed. Be forewarned when picking this up that it does deal with tough topics and will be an emotional read!
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Child death and Death of parent