My heart, you guys. I literally just finished this book and my heart cannot handle it!
This is the story of Caleb and Adam, two high school boys having a rough time of it but for very different reasons. Adam has depression and Caleb has ALL THE FEELINGS. That is to say that Caleb is an empath and can feel everyone's feelings which is exactly as exhausting as it sounds. As the story evolves, the relationship between our two main characters blossoms into something much more than friendship. But Caleb's ability and Adam's mental health make things tougher than a typical high school romance.
There are a lot of reasons why I loved this book, but we're gonna start with something I usually don't enjoy: the romance. The slow burn romance, you guys! Ugh, it was *chef's kiss* perfect. It felt like falling in love for the first time and I absolutely adored it. It certainly helps that the two main characters are just so relatable. I grew to love Caleb and Adam and I found myself rooting so hard for everything to work out between them. They were beautifully written. So flawed and real and fragile... ugh, there were so many times I just wanted t give them a hug!
Another aspect that I loved was the writing. I was a little curious how a podcast would be adapted into a book and I honestly had never heard of The Bright Sessions before, but I think that this adaptation was brilliant. The writing made me feel all the feelings, y'all. I teared up, I smiled, I laughed. I even went on a mini-rant in the breakroom at work at one point. I'm fairly certain the one co-worker in the room with me at the time thought I had lost it.
Totally worth it.
Anyways... this book was a delight, even with the tough topics that it tackles. I loved how mental health is handled in the story. I have never suffered from depression, but I have loved more than one person who has. To read how Adam described his feelings when he was having a depressive episode and Caleb's feelings of helplessness resonated with me. The way all feelings are described in the story was beautiful, too. It was so evocative of the actual feelings that it was infectious!
Honestly, I could probably ramble on about this book for awhile longer, but then I would probably get into spoiler territory. So let's just end with I loved it! This would be a great book for kids who have dealt with depression or who are trying to figure out how to deal with all the insane feelings that come with puberty.
Or just anyone who wants to feel all the feelings in 300+ pages or less.
Or if you love you a good slow burn romance cause this one is gooood.
Enough talk. Just go read it!
This is the story of Caleb and Adam, two high school boys having a rough time of it but for very different reasons. Adam has depression and Caleb has ALL THE FEELINGS. That is to say that Caleb is an empath and can feel everyone's feelings which is exactly as exhausting as it sounds. As the story evolves, the relationship between our two main characters blossoms into something much more than friendship. But Caleb's ability and Adam's mental health make things tougher than a typical high school romance.
There are a lot of reasons why I loved this book, but we're gonna start with something I usually don't enjoy: the romance. The slow burn romance, you guys! Ugh, it was *chef's kiss* perfect. It felt like falling in love for the first time and I absolutely adored it. It certainly helps that the two main characters are just so relatable. I grew to love Caleb and Adam and I found myself rooting so hard for everything to work out between them. They were beautifully written. So flawed and real and fragile... ugh, there were so many times I just wanted t give them a hug!
Another aspect that I loved was the writing. I was a little curious how a podcast would be adapted into a book and I honestly had never heard of The Bright Sessions before, but I think that this adaptation was brilliant. The writing made me feel all the feelings, y'all. I teared up, I smiled, I laughed. I even went on a mini-rant in the breakroom at work at one point. I'm fairly certain the one co-worker in the room with me at the time thought I had lost it.
Totally worth it.
Anyways... this book was a delight, even with the tough topics that it tackles. I loved how mental health is handled in the story. I have never suffered from depression, but I have loved more than one person who has. To read how Adam described his feelings when he was having a depressive episode and Caleb's feelings of helplessness resonated with me. The way all feelings are described in the story was beautiful, too. It was so evocative of the actual feelings that it was infectious!
Honestly, I could probably ramble on about this book for awhile longer, but then I would probably get into spoiler territory. So let's just end with I loved it! This would be a great book for kids who have dealt with depression or who are trying to figure out how to deal with all the insane feelings that come with puberty.
Or just anyone who wants to feel all the feelings in 300+ pages or less.
Or if you love you a good slow burn romance cause this one is gooood.
Enough talk. Just go read it!