Reviews

The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith

andiemichelle's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

meyraa's review

5.0

୨⎯ rating 5 ★ ⎯୧

— edy deserve the world and so much more i’m gonna bawl my eyes out my heart hurts for edyjosh they’re the definition of right person wrong time love this book smm couldn’t put it down

xmel99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is an extremely powerful story that explores the consequences that can occur when trauma is ignored. The author portrayed the  story with such real and raw emotions. Looking forward to reading the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

kiki_42's review

5.0

This book. Oh God. It's raw and real. Which is all you can ask for when you read books like these. It's just so in depth on how long it can take for you to heal or even start to heal from being raped. It takes you through the different stages that were written beautifully.

lacey__smith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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

yaskabrown's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars.

fannisbookland's review against another edition

emotional sad

5.0

booksareawesome123's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-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

mckinleyl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

stasiesats's review

5.0

I’m not sure if this is a 4 or 5 star. It’s difficult to say. But the story is so raw and it feels as if this is a true story. A memoir. It felt REAL!

And I couldn’t stop crying at the end.