Emotional Book about mental health

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I waffled about the rating for this book a lot and until the end I thought it would get a higher score. Major trigger warnings for depression and suicide. None of the characters were particularly lovable, but I didn’t mind that so much. I liked switching perspectives because so much of the drama and misfortune in this book is a lack of communication so it was nice to see what everyone was really thinking. I liked Ellis the least and found myself most willing to turn it off when it was his turn. I had a harder time understanding his perspective and found him to be selfish and cruel at times. I liked Tommy’s perspectives and found his pieces to be poetic, sad, and beautiful. Harlow’s chapters were hard to read at times because she had some major flaws, but at least I could get her perspective (even if I wanted to shake her for her decisions). I think what dragged my rating down the most is my frustration that there was no true ending. The characters deserved it and after listening for twelve and half hours I feel like I also deserved an ending. This whole book was about the relationships between these three teens two twin boys and the girl who came between them. In a plot driven novel a lack of resolution about relationships would not be so bad, but to have such a long story about relationships end with no ending frustrated me a lot.