09/15/17
I'M FINALLY READ TO REVIEW THIS
It's been two months and I'm still just as in love with it. I talk about this book to whoever will listen, it was so good.

The first thing I want to talk about it the representation of depression and how accurate it was! That's something that I very very really see in books, especially in YA. Rachel is depressed and watching her come to terms with this was honestly wonderful? It's so rare to see a character go through an arc like that, and it was so relatable and realistic. I also loved that her friends didn't push her to just get over it, her family was super supportive, and she was allowed the time to grieve and move on at her own pace. It was so so good I can't express how much I appreciate Crowley for doing that so well!

I also really love the relationships. Not just between Rachel and Henry, but between every character. They all fight, they all argue, they all fuck up sometimes. And instead of being petty and ignoring each other, they act like actual adults, talk it through, and they forgive each other. What a concept.

The pacing was really good too! This was a fairly simple book, it was mostly about emotional development within characters rather than plot, but it felt like things happened at the right time. It was a bit predictable at times, though. I also really appreciate how the side characters got an ending to their stories too. Honestly the side characters were probably my favourite part of this book, they were all so wonderful! Especially the man who was trying to find one specific copy of a book, he made me sob more than I'd like to admit...

I could probably talk about this book all day and give you a million reasons to read it but I don't have time for that so just GO READ IT


07/13/17
It's 1 in the morning and I'm lying in bed trying really hard to keep my sobs silent so I don't wake up my friend. RTC I'm too emotional right now