A review by lifeindelusion
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

‘I can imagine how it would look to live there, and I know the things I would do, but I can't feel it.
I can't say yes.’

change & healing doesn’t come smoothly nor easily, this isn’t a fairytale where a single meeting with a fairy or a prince is going to fix all problems

“she didn’t have any character development” 
.. yes she did. 

her days spent with mabel made her realize some things, her denial, her regret, her love, her loneliness,  & most of all her longing for someone to be by her side. mabel forced her back into reality, doused her in cold water when her body was as dry as a desert.

marin, is a very raw & real character, she is so human. she is learning how to move on and become her own person. she is tying up split ends, fixing relationships, working through her grief and finding how to be herself between other people. 

this is a story of grief, loss, love & acceptance.
she didn’t need any major character development, the changes she made, even if they started small will get bigger and eventually she will find herself a different person surrounded by things that she can be proud of. 

‘ And I have yet another chance, and I take it.
"Yes," I say. "Yes." ‘
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