Did not finish. I found it to be kind of boring and slow but I appreciate the concept. This was published in and there are plenty of non-problematic references to use instead of Harry Potter and Call Me by Your Name.
Recall being in your early 20s and trying to figure out who you are and who you want to be. It is also a good depiction of depression and mental health issues. This one was painful, but so spot-on. This book hit hard.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. While this book is not YA, I would have loved this as a teenager. It's full of emotional angst and uncertainty between all of these characters. They read younger than they are. Our main character Adelaide falls completely in love with with a boy named Rory. Rory has has a lot of baggage and healing to do on his own after a traumatic event, yet toys along Adelaide by doing less than the bare minimum.
We follow their 'relationship', but this book really is not a romance Some people love that approach, while for others, it's definitely a more sensitive topic. If I didn't have the audio, I'm not sure I could have finished or enjoyed this at all. This book uses no quotation marks and personally that drives me nuts. We followed trauma after trauma. Go in with caution! At points this is difficult read because of the raw emotion oozing from the page as the titular character deals with mental illness and a very toxic relationship.
But, that raw emotion is also what makes this book very special. Thank you Netgalley for an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review! Not gonna lie, I felt for Adelaide. I expected this to be a different kind of story but I enjoyed it. Was a bit slow of a read but it hooked me. Adelaide's back story is flushed out in a way that makes the reader grieve for her, hurt for her, and want to give her a hug.
