by Nina LaCour
Killer cover! Slow-paced, deliberately and delicately told story of loss/friendship/love and coming to terms with change.
So good... so fucking good.... had me crying for 30% of the book
Meh. This has a lot of potential. It's certainly well written and very lyrical. But the plot felt a little meaningless. It's already been a week or so since I listened to the audio book and I feel like I barely remember what happened. I remember feeling very let down in the end and thinking, that's ...
This is how I felt about this novel, I loved the story but I didn’t care for Marin. Okay, I said it. It’s a weird combination because Marin really makes up the whole story but that is how I felt after reading it. The story flashes back and forth between the current time period and the end of her sen...
Quick review for a quick read. Leave it to Nina LaCour to tug at my heartstrings every single time I pick up a book from her. For what it's worth, I did enjoy "We Are Okay" though it wasn't as strong for me as some of the author's other narratives (a.k.a "Hold Still"). It's the story of a young woma...
So I fell in love with the cover of this book and decide that was it I was getting this book. I have to remember that a great cover does not always equal a fantastic book. I think I am getting a little burned out by YA books about grief. This book reminded me of all the worse parts of The Square Roo...
I received a copy of this book through Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. So I'm going to be real, at first I really could not identify with this book. Marin's words were beautiful and her experience was tragic, but it didn't really seem to be going anywhere. (Also, not going to lie, being ...
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