A review by soobles
When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk

emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this was such a hard read omfg. i don’t think i’ve ever read something that had girls be so vicious towards each other. i felt like i needed to finish this book really fast bc it hurt so much to see those two hurt each other that much. and it hurt to see the main girl just lose and lose and lose throughout so much of the book, and see that the other girl gained so much despite being friends with some rude and fake terrible people. 

i did really like that all the characters in this book were very human, no one was completely perfect. you could see both sides to any of the arguments that came up, and everything was wrapped up very nicely. despite the drama sucking out a lot of my soul, this was a rly solid read and i feel like it got a lot of things right, from really well done characterization to easy inclusions of diversity. it painted a pretty vivid and believable world that i was really immersed in from start to finish.