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I was terrified of reading this book because I thought it would wreck me. Sadly, it didn't. Two scenes near the end (one involving Sam's little brother James and the other Sam's message to Julie) choked me up a bit. However, no tears. I felt that this book may be better as a movie since it tries to give visuals between Julie's memories, her dreams and nightmares, her talks with Sam, and her real life. However, the different visuals feel disjointed. One moment Julie is talking with Sam, then she is dreaming? It's very unclear sometimes what you are dealing with (dream, memory, phone call, or real life). Still, it was very sweet and aired on the lighter side of grief (if there is such a thing). I would recommend it to ages 15-17 as I feel it will hit home better than with an older audience.

stage07's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

isa_araujo's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.25

It was ok. I think the author tried to make it an emotional read about grief but it turned out to be a flat, almost uninteresting love story narrated by a childish stubborn teenager.
Tiktok told me i'd cry but all emotion left me when she answered the phone for the 74620th time and asked again and again "is this really happening?", and then proceeding to have the same conversation. And this was 2/3 of the book and I COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
Points for making the FMC's friends more interesting than the actual main character.

emmmalibrary's review

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5.0

Je savais en commençant ce livre que j’allais être dévastée mais quand même ! J’ai pleuré, oui oui la meuf qui pleure jamais à chialer comme une madeleine devant ce livre. À la place de Julie j’aurais était mais au bord du gouffre, mais en plus subir la perte de la personne qu’on aime deux fois ?! Non mais alors là c’est affreux. Je me dis qu’elle faisait ça pour se sentir bien et clairement qui ici ne ferait pas ce qu’elle a fait à sa place ? Mais mon dieu comme ça doit être horrible à vivre surtout que Sam avait l’air d’être trop mims avec elle. Par contre ce que je peut reprocher au gens c’est leur comportement envers Julie et comment il la juge sur sa manière de faire son deuil. Ayant passé par un deuil d’un proche je sais que tout le monde est différent et que chacun a da façon de gérer la nouvelle, donc quand tu vois qu’il lui reproche de pas être là pour eux ! Genre mec elle aussi elle doit se reconstruire laisse la ! Enfin bon je sais pas trop comment faire une critique sur ce livre sans tout spoiler de A à Z donc la chose à retenir c’est qu’il est fabuleux … mais qu’il va vous briser.

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