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The Way I Am Now by Amber Smith

3 reviews

reading_nookva's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I’m so so so glad Amber Smith wrote another book to continue Eden’s story! I was absolutely engrossed in both books and I loved each of them…
This one was a lot more light hearted than the first one however definitely enjoyed it just as much!
I love her writing style and how detailed she writes about things.
I was scared when I got half way when Eden and Josh broke up and I still had a whole other way of the book but it definitely made sense when I read the second part!
I also absolutely loved that this one had both POVs from Eden and Josh, that definitely made it even more special to be able to get into Josh’s head! - who knew he was such a softie 🥰😂

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gorgi's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I'm going to start with the positives of this book. firstly, it was great. I enjoyed reading about how the characters were processing everything that happened in the first book and every decision they ever made. the start was good because it wasn't like a huge jump of time in between the books, book two just continued exactly from where book one left off. the way I am now definitely carried on the emotion that the way I used to be made me feel and it made me shed so many tears. in some ways, I feel like I relate to Eden due to trauma in life. I have never been through what she went through, but I have felt and do feel strong pain like her. The book was just 1000 times better due to the fact I could 100% see where she was coming from. I liked Josh but honestly, I would have liked more from him in terms of how he communicated with Eden. he was always pushing Eden to be honest with him and when she was, he got made, like really. I hated Josh when he did that and felt so so bad for Eden and having to see someone, she loves do that to her. now onto the bad parts of the book. I expected more. I wanted more. there is this huge build-up towards the end of the book with the trials and hearing and what would happen to Kevin and then we just never find out. seriously. I waited the whole book to find out if Kevin was going to jail or not and then you just never tell me and end the book. I think that was a poor thing to do. also, I would have liked to see more character growth from Eden. I feel like she spent the whole book trying so hard to get over all this past trauma and all her problems only to solve 1 or 2 and still be left with a huge plate of problems. I think more character growth could have happened and Eden could have ended the book feeling prouder and okay with herself. honestly, this book was kinda a letdown. I mean it was a great book, don't get me wrong but after the first book this book didn't give me as much as I would have liked. the first book was amazing, and this book was alright, but I needed more to happen and more to have been resolved. the first book had so much emotion and the way I am now had emotion too but not as much, so I didn't heavily feel a strong OMG this book made me die of tears. overall, I gave this book 4 stars because I did enjoy it there were just a few things I would tweak. I really connected with Eden due to my life and problems and I think that was what made me need to give it a high rating, but I still would have rated it a 4 even if I didn't connect with Eden because the book was great, and it helps show what trauma can be like and how heavy it plays in someone's life. I do recommend reading but if you do, please read over the content warnings first because it is a strong and heavy book and it does have an impact on your life.

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justanotherreaderofwords's review

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emotional 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

5.0

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