A review by izasballad
The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith

4.0

This book was so heart wrenching and painful to read. Right off the bat, I already felt like crying. It is so heavy, and it pains me to read everything that happened in the book. Seeing Eden struggle for years was so sad. This book really captured the emotions, and it brought awareness to the trauma people like Eden have gone through.
SpoilerI saw people commenting about how annoying Eden was, but who could blame her… she was fourteen when it happened, and no one knew. Yes, she could have done things differently, but can you really blame her after everything.
At first, the ending felt kind of rushed, but I guess, it makes much more sense to end it that way. To hope.