wowwww. This book hurt, was sad and hopeless and tired and exhausted and I felt all of it, I wasn't sure how it could possibly turn out alright. I'm surprised I didn't cry, and I feel like I would have if I had been in a different headspace - I certainly felt devastated at multiple points. At one point, I worried August had entirely hallucinated Jack's existence even though that was so unlikely. I wanted a little more from the end, a little more about the life they created after, but I understand ending it where it ended. This review doesn't make any sense because this book is about feelings more than anything. I felt it. That's all. Look up trigger warnings before reading this one.

Also, the note at the end was almost better than the book itself, just because of the resonance it has once you read the book. It hit home.