Reviews

Portami con te quando te ne vai by David Levithan, Jennifer Niven

safcsue13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• 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

4.75

sparty's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

carrieemoran's review against another edition

4.0

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this title. I love David Levithan, and think he is one of the most creative and unique authors in our modern world. I loved the format of the book - emails between (mostly) the two protagonists, and the story was compelling. I felt deeply for Ezra and Bea, and felt sad when the book ended. A must read for Levithan or YA fans!

grclnntt's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Felt a little rushed at the end imo

jai_meow's review against another edition

4.0

Everything about this book was amazing, I cried a bunch and couldn’t put it down. Which is why I’m sitting here writing a review for a book that I started 3 hours ago. Please read this book my heart hurts for every character in it, but this book also healed my hurting heart. The writing is simply amazing.

bellethequeen's review against another edition

4.0

it was really good, very fast-paced and fairly engaging. it was written in the format of emails entirely which was unique but came together well. my main problem with this was that there was a lot, and I mean a lot, of swearing.

secret_lives_of_fiction_lovers's review against another edition

5.0

I really like the fact that this was written in the style of emails between two siblings, Bea and Ezra (for the most part), instead of the more traditional chapter style. It made it easy to follow and easy to dip in and out of when you had to be pulled back into real life.

At first I felt that Bea was selfish for running away and leaving her brother but as you read on, as the story unfolds, you learn more about their life and the awful abuse and gaslighting that her and Ezra had suffered from the hands of their mum and stepdad. You realise that Bea wasn't being selfish, she getting out and finding a new life and hoped Ezra could join her when the timing was right. She was also in search of someone which then leads on to a shocking twist. I'm still not over it.

The story was so sad at times but ultimately it was about hope and finally being strong enough to walk away from the abuse, to stop believing the lies and being told they were never good enough, to finally taking charge of their own life, believing in themselves and achieving everything they want to achieve. It was a beautiful and powerful story which I hope will give strength to those who need it.

itaby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

thisism3trying's review against another edition

2.0

I didn’t enjoy the writing style of this book. It was a little hard for me to follow. I enjoyed the overall plot and theme of the book. Im not sure if I would recommend this book or not.

naharobed's review against another edition

2.0

This hovered between 1 and 2 stars for me, but I guess I didn’t hate it per say, it was just very mediocre. In a nutshell it’s a story about family and self-discovery. A brother and sister start to communicate via email exchanges when the older sister runs away from their broken family. I felt very disconnected from the characters. Their problems seemed pretty insignificant to me, especially for the decisions they were making. And they’re teenagers writing emails, yet they read like full-on exploratory essays—it was just unrealistic.