I'm having trouble articulating my feelings on this one because I definitely didn't enjoy it the way most people did, but I really, really did love the last 100 pages. They really made the book for me. I think the development of their relationship felt forced in the first half and I wish it had gone slower. (I also don't think I'll ever adjust to reading how turned on a guy is over a girl). Honestly, though, the writing style bugged me, but I got used to it by the end. I just...really appreciated the reality of the ending when it came to Red's mental health. I've never seen a book so accurately portray mental health struggles and trauma. So I think that's what brought it up for me. However, I just still feel kind of lukewarm about the book in a way that makes me really sad.

Anyway, I definitely recommend it because of the ending and because so many people love it. Unfortunately, I'm just not one of those people.