this was a rollercoaster of a book
firstly, i kind of hate tori?
maybe its because shes a lot like me. self-hating and pessimistic with not many friends, but "happy" about it
she kind of gives off "im trying to hard to be edgy but don't say im being one of those people because then im not unique"
i don't know if this is because that is who tori *is*, or oseman failed at portraying her accurately.
anyways, i kind of enjoyed this book?
after reading loveless, this winter & solitaire, as well as the graphic novels, i really feel like oseman's strengths are in graphic novels. i feel that her writing style is much less enjoyable and translated to full on text, and it needs something extra that graphic novels give it.
i kind of disliked every character in this honestly? they all seemed like caricatures of teenagers. i don't even like the flanderisation of nick & charlie (aka big protective boyfriend & little brother w/ an eating disorder). i know this isn't their book but idk, they feel like completely different characters in this. however, i did enjoy the plot's progression - solitaire itself was a bit dumb ngl, but i did enjoy tori's interactions with Michael. i wish the book expanded on michael a bit more, as he still feels like an enigma.
also does every book ever have to be romance? i think the story would've been great without any romantic hints - not everyone who is sad can be cured by someone else who is sad. idk i feel like it would've been more true to tori's character if her and michael never even had hints of romantic feelings.
it sounds like i hated this book but i promise i didn't. i just am super critical because i love oseman but this wasn't it