This book started off ok, but as the more ‘serious’ topics became the focus, my anger towards it grew and grew. 

One of the red flags from the beginning should have been Maddy. She is so INCREDIBLY toxic, yet it seems we’re meant to route for her friendship with Emma and take her fucked up behaviours as completely normal? Her stalking Justin was a stark reminder of why I keep everything private on social media and barely post anything. (Justin got over/accepted the stalking WAY too easily btw.) 

Another think that annoyed me was the lack of research into the medical field. Medical personal should NEVER leave a medical facility in used scrubs, especially if they’ve been worn during surgery??? But no, Emma just strolls home from work in them, and then proceeds to have a full date wearing them. Cross-contamination who? Also, you wear clothes under scrubs, so why couldn't she just take the fucking things them off?? 

I really didn’t like some (most) of Emma's 'advice' bordering on therapy she gives Justin about his mum. Striving to ‘choose empathy over anger’ is one thing, but downplaying Justin's shitty situation because his mum 'had is worse' is absolute bullshit. He was BARELY into his TWENTIES and now is having to be a PARENT because of her shitty actions, whatever their cause. That’s a horrible way for his life to turn around. It’s basically over. If Justin was instead his mum’s peer in any way (husband/brother etc.), then fair enough he should have been expected to support her more, but she’s his MUM. And once again, he was practically still a KID when his dad died. She shouldn't have expected him to support all of her emotions, or ‘man up’. 

 I’m also pretty sure that Emma's arc will end up with her being converted into liking kids, which pisses me right off. She’s the only child-reluctant woman I’ve read about so far, and it was really refreshing to see, but it’s completely giving convert vibes. 
 
And Jimenez’s idea of what male conversation is is incredibly juvenile. Not every conversation contains reference to sex or dicks... How fucking rude. 

This book is purely about a fuck tonne of characters who desperately need therapy. Not in any way something I can be bothered to waste any more time on. 

Once again, a ridiculously popular book that I despise. I think it’s time I learned my lesson and avoid (recently published) popular books completely.