Quick Stats
Age Rating: 15+
Overall: 4 stars
Characters: 4/5
Plot: 4/5
Setting: 4/5
Writing: 4/5

TW: addiction, overdose, grief, sibling loss, divorce, trauma, frank discussions of drug and alcohol abuse, discussions of disability and the accident that caused it.

Thank you Penguin Teen and NetGalley for an eARC of this book! All opinions are my own.

I’m going to start off by saying: This is not a comedy. Gayle Forman starts the book with a forwrd where she calls the book a comedy, and just… no??? It’s good! But it’s not a comedy. Don’t go into this book expecting a comedy. It’s well written, hard hitting, and kind of brutal. It will break your heart, not make you laugh.
Now that we’ve got that out of the way—this book had disability rep! I didn’t know that going into it, so when we met Chad (unfortunate name choice, awesome dude) who’s wheelchair bound and partially paralyzed from a SCI, I was shocked in the best way. I am neither a wheelchair user, nor paralyzed, so I can’t speak for the accuracy of that rep specifically, but I was really impressed with the general discussions arund being disabled. I think those were done very well. There was also discussion of sex and sexuality of disabled people, which is often overlooked and an important thing to talk about.
I think Jax was also disabled, but I couldn’t tell for sure. I was confused as to whether or not they were wheelchair bound and suffered from paresis as well, or if they were just a love interest for Chad, or what.
The book was really enjoyable. It gave me very John Green vibes, so if you’re a fan of his, definitely check this one out.