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juhjuh's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite. I love the idea of this book, but it just wasn't for me. Still a good read, but not what I was expecting....which is why it took me so long to finish lol.
izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition
2.0
2/5
though it was ok, but I felt like the characters werer really flat
though it was ok, but I felt like the characters werer really flat
annamickreads's review against another edition
4.0
Honestly, there were parts of this book that were so relatable I was taken aback by how much they resonated and that made for a really, really personal read.
"I Miss You, I Hate This" is about best friends Parisa and Gabriela as they navigate their senior year of high school amid a global pandemic. While the author admits in her acknowledgements she did write this book during the coronavirus pandemic, this was the one book where thinking about the coronavirus wasn't something that took me out of the story, but rather, only intensified the relatability. As someone who remembers exactly what it felt like to be frantically texting her best friends through those uncertain first waves of COVID (and, let's face it, every single other variant and wave of COVID), you can feel the tension and anxiety interwoven with the normal stressors of high school - college apps, relationships, and figuring out how to maintain friendships when attending colleges on entirely separate coasts.
Ultimately, however, the key parts of this book are about the friendship between Parisa and Gabriela, and how the best friendships can weather anything, even ill-timed emails, fights about boys, and anxiety attacks that can cut a sleepover short.
"I Miss You, I Hate This" is about best friends Parisa and Gabriela as they navigate their senior year of high school amid a global pandemic. While the author admits in her acknowledgements she did write this book during the coronavirus pandemic, this was the one book where thinking about the coronavirus wasn't something that took me out of the story, but rather, only intensified the relatability. As someone who remembers exactly what it felt like to be frantically texting her best friends through those uncertain first waves of COVID (and, let's face it, every single other variant and wave of COVID), you can feel the tension and anxiety interwoven with the normal stressors of high school - college apps, relationships, and figuring out how to maintain friendships when attending colleges on entirely separate coasts.
Ultimately, however, the key parts of this book are about the friendship between Parisa and Gabriela, and how the best friendships can weather anything, even ill-timed emails, fights about boys, and anxiety attacks that can cut a sleepover short.
azut's review against another edition
5.0
This novel made me feel so many things at once, I don't even have words to describe it. A wholesome friendship and absolutely relatable teenagers are only two ways to explain it. Totally worth 5 stars.
nadjsim's review against another edition
4.0
This hit harder than I expected (and a little too close to home)
jazmin25f's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
tcolvin's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kitzihen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
chloecamillewittenberg's review against another edition
5.0
This is my first “Covid” book I’ve read (because Covid is super triggering and I didn’t want to read anything about just trying to survive). But what a book to read about Covid. This is all about how hard it is to be a teenage girl. Plus a pandemic thrown in. This was heavy and hard and made me realize how much hugs are taken for granted.
But really, this feels like a love letter to best friends and I love my best friend so it made me extra weepy.
But really, this feels like a love letter to best friends and I love my best friend so it made me extra weepy.
mattyb's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Mental illness, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Confinement, and Classism
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, and Sexual content