Only Mostly Devastated: A Novel
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- Author：Sophie Gonzales
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Summary
Simon vs。 the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets Clueless in this boy-meets-boy spin on Grease
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
“Only Mostly Devastated is the kind of book I wish existed when my kids were younger—a charming， funny， laugh-out-loud teen romance that reminds all readers love comes in a multitude of flavors， and they are ALL sweet。” —Jodi Picoult， New York Times–bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light
“A delightful， heartwarming， heartrending story about family， love， friendship， and living your most authentic life。 I couldn't put it down。” —New York Times–bestselling author Sandhya Menon
Will Tavares is the dream summer fling—he’s fun， affectionate， kind—but just when Ollie thinks he’s found his Happily Ever After， summer vacation ends and Will stops texting Ollie back。 Now Ollie is one prince short of his fairytale ending， and to complicate the fairytale further， a family emergency sees Ollie uprooted and enrolled at a new school across the country。 Which he minds a little less when he realizes it’s the same school Will goes to…except Ollie finds that the sweet， comfortably queer guy he knew from summer isn’t the same one attending Collinswood High。 This Will is a class clown， closeted—and， to be honest， a bit of a jerk。
Ollie has no intention of pining after a guy who clearly isn’t ready for a relationship， especially since this new， bro-y jock version of Will seems to go from hot to cold every other week。 But then Will starts “coincidentally” popping up in every area of Ollie’s life， from music class to the lunch table， and Ollie finds his resolve weakening。
The last time he gave Will his heart， Will handed it back to him trampled and battered。 Ollie would have to be an idiot to trust him with it again。
Right？ Right。
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"Only Mostly Devastated [is] an instant hit and Sophie Gonzales one YA author to watch。” —Julia Lynn Rubin， author of Burro Hills
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
“Only Mostly Devastated is the kind of book I wish existed when my kids were younger—a charming， funny， laugh-out-loud teen romance that reminds all readers love comes in a multitude of flavors， and they are ALL sweet。” —Jodi Picoult， New York Times–bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light
“A delightful， heartwarming， heartrending story about family， love， friendship， and living your most authentic life。 I couldn't put it down。” —New York Times–bestselling author Sandhya Menon
Will Tavares is the dream summer fling—he’s fun， affectionate， kind—but just when Ollie thinks he’s found his Happily Ever After， summer vacation ends and Will stops texting Ollie back。 Now Ollie is one prince short of his fairytale ending， and to complicate the fairytale further， a family emergency sees Ollie uprooted and enrolled at a new school across the country。 Which he minds a little less when he realizes it’s the same school Will goes to…except Ollie finds that the sweet， comfortably queer guy he knew from summer isn’t the same one attending Collinswood High。 This Will is a class clown， closeted—and， to be honest， a bit of a jerk。
Ollie has no intention of pining after a guy who clearly isn’t ready for a relationship， especially since this new， bro-y jock version of Will seems to go from hot to cold every other week。 But then Will starts “coincidentally” popping up in every area of Ollie’s life， from music class to the lunch table， and Ollie finds his resolve weakening。
The last time he gave Will his heart， Will handed it back to him trampled and battered。 Ollie would have to be an idiot to trust him with it again。
Right？ Right。
~~~
"Only Mostly Devastated [is] an instant hit and Sophie Gonzales one YA author to watch。” —Julia Lynn Rubin， author of Burro Hills
Reviews
Wesley Alexander
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This was so sweet， fun， heart-wrenching and lovely all at the same time。 It was somewhat predictable but the characters were interesting and complex so I didn't necessarily mind the predicability of it all。 This is definitely one of the better YA books I've read！ This was so sweet， fun， heart-wrenching and lovely all at the same time。 It was somewhat predictable but the characters were interesting and complex so I didn't necessarily mind the predicability of it all。 This is definitely one of the better YA books I've read！ 。。。more
Kathrin Shawcross
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Perfect summer read， extremely enjoyable。 I flew through this book really quickly over a few sunny days and smiled my way through the whole thing。The story and characters are charming enough on their own， the comparisons to Grease are a really fun addition。A very nice， light LGBT+ Teen Romance that offers plenty of titters and swoons。
rae
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*4。5
Mia
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i really liked this even though i felt as tho both will and alex were really selfish at times， i feel like the only character i related to was niamh， but other than that it was really sweet
Lauren
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book touches upon important concepts and messages， and I found it rather thought provoking。 （view spoiler）[I would have fully supported Ollie not ending up with Will as he deserves better， but I think it was important to show it’s not as black and white as it can seem。 （hide spoiler）]。I enjoyed the witty narrative Ollie provided throughout the story， but I found most of the other characters quite bland with the exception of Lara。 I found Will to be a fairly uninteresting and sometimes anno This book touches upon important concepts and messages， and I found it rather thought provoking。 （view spoiler）[I would have fully supported Ollie not ending up with Will as he deserves better， but I think it was important to show it’s not as black and white as it can seem。 （hide spoiler）]。I enjoyed the witty narrative Ollie provided throughout the story， but I found most of the other characters quite bland with the exception of Lara。 I found Will to be a fairly uninteresting and sometimes annoying character which is disappointing considering how important his and Ollie’s relationship is to the story。 。。。more
María
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Qué experiencia tan bonita， qué libro tan importante， qué lectura tan inesperada。 Estoy muy contenta de haberlo reencontrado de repente y habérmelo comprado en un arranque， porque hacía mucho que no leía una novela juvenil contemporánea que me hiciera reír， llorar y gritar tanto。También debo decir que， o no he visto Grease lo suficiente， o yo no veo en qué está basado， pero como tampoco lo elegí por eso no pasa nada。 Sin embargo， si alguien lo va a leer por el paralelismo con la historia， en mi Qué experiencia tan bonita， qué libro tan importante， qué lectura tan inesperada。 Estoy muy contenta de haberlo reencontrado de repente y habérmelo comprado en un arranque， porque hacía mucho que no leía una novela juvenil contemporánea que me hiciera reír， llorar y gritar tanto。También debo decir que， o no he visto Grease lo suficiente， o yo no veo en qué está basado， pero como tampoco lo elegí por eso no pasa nada。 Sin embargo， si alguien lo va a leer por el paralelismo con la historia， en mi opinión hay que cogerlo con pinzas。Y， ahora， a lo importante。Este es el libro que me habría gustado leer cuando tenía 17 años。 Incluso 20。 Es un libro que no se queda en la historia de amor （aunque， obviamente， es el hilo conductor）， sino que a través de los personajes secundarios va tratando temas muy importantes para los adolescentes （y para los no tan adolescentes）。 Homofobia， trastornos alimenticios， enfermedades。。。 por supuesto， y dado que todos tienen diecisiete/dieciocho años， no podemos esperar una madurez apabullante de ellos， pero me ha gustado ver la evolución de todos。 Ver cómo se enfrentan a cada piedra en el camino y los mensajes （¡¡los mensajes！！） tan importantes que van lanzando。Porque， a veces， se nos olvida que nuestros 17 años no son los mismos que hoy en día。 Que nosotros no contábamos con todas las herramientas actuales y que la mentalidad con la que crecimos y que nos rodeaba ha cambiado。 O eso quiero creer。 Y eso muestra Only mostly devastated。El tono de la narración es ligero y muy agradable。 Serio cuando tiene que serlo y generalmente gracioso。 Ollie， el protagonista， es una joya con la que es imposible no encariñarse。 Lara， Juliette y Niamh， con sus diferentes personalidades， tienen una gran evolución en la novela ante la que solo puedo aplaudir。 Lo mismo ocurre con Matt y Darrell。 Y Will。。。， ay， Will。 Quizá el que más la caga， pero al que más comprendes al final。 Con sus errores， sus meteduras de pata y sus miedos， acaba por encajar todo y， aunque como "madre" no puedas evitar echarle en cara algunos comportamientos， de nuevo， no deja de tener diecisiete años y hasta él lo sabe。Un libro totalmente recomendado que， además， acaba de ser traducido al castellano por la editorial Wonderbooks bajo el título Botón de emergencia para （dejar de） amar （yo tampoco sé）。 Así que ya no hay excusa para no hacerse con una copia y dejarse llevar por la historia de Ollie， Will， Las Rosas y el equipo de baloncesto。 。。。more
Andrea Meca
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jo， me ha gustado mucho。。。 ¡justo lo que necesitaba！🥰
Bailey Kuskoski
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Well this is the second book I finished today。 I read this in one sitting。 This book made me laugh， smile and cry。 It was so adorable and yet had some serious moments that truly were impactful。 All these emotions are fully shown in the thanksgiving scenes。 Will and Ollie， my whole heart， so cute I love them。 Also loved Ollie’s cousins。 Such a quick and cute read that also just hits you right in the feels。 A delight and a strong 4 stars （I just wish there was more to read！）
Levi
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I read this in like。 5 hrs。 RTC！
sam
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This is such a comfort read now。 This book is so cute and lovely。 The relationship is really beautifully developed， and the characters grow and address their issues in a great way。
Júlia Forbes
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Um livro fofinho que eu li em uma noite， porque ler uma adaptação gay de um dos meus filmes favoritos de todos os tempos era absolutamente tudo que eu precisava。 Longe de ser um livro perfeito， tem alguns problemas que me irritaram um pouco。 （view spoiler）[O pior de todos foi que， cara， o Will é muito vacilão e o enredo super isso muito fácil。 Lá pro final， o Ollie tá pensando em como ele também vacilou com o Will e o *único* exemplo que ele pensa foi nunca ter ido em um jogo de basquete。 Depois Um livro fofinho que eu li em uma noite， porque ler uma adaptação gay de um dos meus filmes favoritos de todos os tempos era absolutamente tudo que eu precisava。 Longe de ser um livro perfeito， tem alguns problemas que me irritaram um pouco。 （view spoiler）[O pior de todos foi que， cara， o Will é muito vacilão e o enredo super isso muito fácil。 Lá pro final， o Ollie tá pensando em como ele também vacilou com o Will e o *único* exemplo que ele pensa foi nunca ter ido em um jogo de basquete。 Depois que o cara tirou sarro dele com os amigos NA FRENTE DELE e fez uma dança sensual com a ex TAMBÉM NA FRENTE DELE。 Rolou uma falsa equivalência que acabou sendo até meio hilária。 Mas até aí o filme em que o livro se baseia lida com esse conflito de uma maneira ainda pior， então tem isso。 No geral， o Ollie era muito trouxa。 Eu lembro que teve uma hora que eu fiquei ok， agora você vai lá e termina com ele。 E AO INVÉS DISSO O MENINO ME VIRA E FALA EU TE AMO PRO WILL， OLIVER NÃO TEM COMO TE DEFENDER！！ （hide spoiler）] Também achei que os personagens agem de uma forma muito mais imatura do que a idade que eles têm， o que não é necessariamente um problema， mas eu achei esquisito。 O que na verdaed deve ser meio proposital， porque os personagens tem entre 17 e 18 anos， mas segundo a Amazon a idade para leitura é 12+。 A questão da homofobia é tratada de um jeito ok， mas um pouco simplista。 O que eu até estou disposta a perdoar， porque eu to tratando esse livro com uma fantasia adolescente em que sair do armário nunca tem nenhuma consequência verdadeiramente negativa para ninguém （mesmo sabendo que não é verdade）。Agora， a coisa que eu mais gostei desse livro foi obviamente o paralelo com Grease！！ <3 Achei que ficou tão bem feitinho， às vezes eu tava lendo e aí eu percebia AI MEU DEUS É AQUELE MOMENTO DAQUELA MÚSICA。 Também gostei da versão moderna das pink ladies， apesar de ter achado que só a Lara teve qualquer desenvolvimento。 E eu achei lindo o jeito como a autora tratou a questão da doença da tia do Ollie （view spoiler）[（o monólogo interno dele depois que ela morre é 10/10， o conflito que ele tem com a família porque cada um lida com uma tragédia daquelas de um jeito também） （hide spoiler）]。No geral， eu preciso admitir com tranquilidade que se eu não fosse tão apaixonada por Grease desde a minha infância， eu com certeza não teria gostado tanto dessa leitura。 Mas， como eu sou， eu gostei。 。。。more
Melody Strickland
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Basically just MLM “Grease” and I’m not mad at it！ A quick easy read
July C。 B
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3，5 estrellas。
Gerda
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It was very cute but I did not expect that I would cry
Sara
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**4，5
Catherine Lockwood
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This was adorable！ I don't usually like YA books or book that focus on characters in high school， but ，Only Most Devastated really homes in on those self-aware yet hilariously dramatic teenagers that you knew growing up。 I also can't help but relate with the experience of moving from California to another state and dealing with your own form of culture shock。 I absolutely loved Ollie's character and his self-deprecating humor。 He was so unapologetic about expressing his emotions and consistently This was adorable！ I don't usually like YA books or book that focus on characters in high school， but ，Only Most Devastated really homes in on those self-aware yet hilariously dramatic teenagers that you knew growing up。 I also can't help but relate with the experience of moving from California to another state and dealing with your own form of culture shock。 I absolutely loved Ollie's character and his self-deprecating humor。 He was so unapologetic about expressing his emotions and consistently put his heart on his sleeve， even when he knew it was a bad idea。 It would have been nice to see more of his relationship with Will， but it also felt very true to a high school relationship that didn't seem be that much depth to the relationship。 Based on how strong most of the book was， the ending was a little underwhelming but I'd highly recommend checking this out if you are up for a lighthearted rom com。 。。。more
Irene （Mercurybooks）
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''It was late afternoon， on the very last Wednesday of August， when I realized Disney had been lying to me for quite some time about Happily Ever Afters''。Only Mostly Devastated es un retelling de Grease， con personajes LGTBI y con tintes de Simon vs the homo sapiens agenda， Clueless y Disney Channel。 En España ha sido publicado por Wonderbooks como Botón de emergencia para （dejar de） amar。Creo que esta novela coge todos los elementos de Grease y los adapta muy bien a los problemas actuales e in ''It was late afternoon， on the very last Wednesday of August， when I realized Disney had been lying to me for quite some time about Happily Ever Afters''。Only Mostly Devastated es un retelling de Grease， con personajes LGTBI y con tintes de Simon vs the homo sapiens agenda， Clueless y Disney Channel。 En España ha sido publicado por Wonderbooks como Botón de emergencia para （dejar de） amar。Creo que esta novela coge todos los elementos de Grease y los adapta muy bien a los problemas actuales e incluso los mejora porque los hace más complejos。 Al fin y al cabo， Grease es un musical y tampoco tiene tanto tiempo para profundizar en los personajes。 La relación protagonista está formada por Ollie （que viene a ser Sandy） y Will （Danny）。 Ollie es un personaje que me ha recordado mucho a Simon， aunque no llega a ser tan carismático y tiene sus diferencias。 No tiene miedo a mostrarse como es y a aceptarse a sí mismo， aunque a veces tenga las inseguridades típicas de un adolescente。 La autora ha hecho muy bien en construir a Ollie como un adolescente normal。 Deja que el personaje se equivoque y él mismo se de cuenta de sus errores， de que igual lo que piensa no es lo correcto。Por otra parte， Will tiene mucho de Danny。 Al principio resulta arrogante y chulesco， aunque después es un personaje con muchas inseguridades y miedo al rechazo。 Will tiene miedo a afrontar su identidad sexual o mostrarse como realmente es delante de sus amigos， de todo el instituto y de su familia。 El resto de personajes secundarios creo que aportan bastante chicha a la trama， aunque quizás esperaba un poco más de desarrollo incluso。 La autora lanza a través de cada uno mensajes muy importantes， como que el no tener una familia con dinero e influencia suficiente puede afectar a tu carrera， la aceptación de uno mismo y los sueños。 Otro elemento con el que juega la autora a lo largo de la novela es la enfermedad y pérdida de un ser querido。 En este aspecto， he empatizado mucho con Ollie y en su forma de afrontarla。 Todas las preguntas existenciales que te genera sobre la vida， la muerte。 También hay presencia de música， y es algo que me ha parecido muy divertido y que aportaba bastante a la trama， aunque hubiera agradecido más peso de ella de cara al final。 Por último， comentar que el estilo de Sophie Gonzales es fresco， ligero y divertido。 Creo que tiene mucha gracia para tratar la adolescencia y todos los problemas que acarrea esta， y también para incluir diversidad。 En resumen， es una novela juvenil que os recomiendo。 Si os gusta Grease， Simon vs the homo sapiens agenda y dramas de instituto a lo Disney Channel con personajes LGTBI， desde luego teneís que leerla。 。。。more
Kellie Burgess
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THIS BOOK IS SO ADORABLE OMG
Valérie
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An adorable book， and I absolutely loved the Grease-references （they were often subtle， and I wouldn't have even minded to have a bit more of them）。 This being said， even though I loved the story， I felt like some of the side characters were just there to adress certain issues， without really having any depth on their own。 But still， a lovely story which will hopefully have a positive impact on anyone reading it。 I wish Goodreads worked with half stars as well， I'm floating between a 3。5 and a 4 An adorable book， and I absolutely loved the Grease-references （they were often subtle， and I wouldn't have even minded to have a bit more of them）。 This being said， even though I loved the story， I felt like some of the side characters were just there to adress certain issues， without really having any depth on their own。 But still， a lovely story which will hopefully have a positive impact on anyone reading it。 I wish Goodreads worked with half stars as well， I'm floating between a 3。5 and a 4。 。。。more
Sara González
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Este libro es adorable。 Lo he leído de una sentada y me ha hecho llorar a moco tendido。 Los temas que se tratan en esta novela como identidad sexual， duelo， bullying y gordofobia entre otros están tan bien llevados que es imposible no identificarte con los personajes y te metes de lleno en la historia。 El personaje de Tía Linda es de mis favoritas， cada vez que hablaba sus palabras eran oro， y he adorado la dinámica entre ella y Ollie。Este libro es uno de esos libros que cuando recuerde será con Este libro es adorable。 Lo he leído de una sentada y me ha hecho llorar a moco tendido。 Los temas que se tratan en esta novela como identidad sexual， duelo， bullying y gordofobia entre otros están tan bien llevados que es imposible no identificarte con los personajes y te metes de lleno en la historia。 El personaje de Tía Linda es de mis favoritas， cada vez que hablaba sus palabras eran oro， y he adorado la dinámica entre ella y Ollie。Este libro es uno de esos libros que cuando recuerde será con una sonrisa。4。5⭐️ 。。。more
Amy
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i cant express how much i loved this book ❤❤
Magaly Roman
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So。。。 Chai dijo que estaba inspirado en Grease y lowkey fue una de las principales razones por las cuales lo quería leer y OMFG it was amazing！！Only mostly devastated es ese tipo de libros que no puedes dejar de leer incluso si así lo quieres， me tomó menos de dos días terminarlo。 Todo fue tan fluido que no hay forma de detenerte una vez empezaste。Amé a Ollie con todo mi corazón， pude empatizar con el mucho y no hay forma que no se convirtiera en mi personaje favorito; toda su familia es tan bel So。。。 Chai dijo que estaba inspirado en Grease y lowkey fue una de las principales razones por las cuales lo quería leer y OMFG it was amazing！！Only mostly devastated es ese tipo de libros que no puedes dejar de leer incluso si así lo quieres， me tomó menos de dos días terminarlo。 Todo fue tan fluido que no hay forma de detenerte una vez empezaste。Amé a Ollie con todo mi corazón， pude empatizar con el mucho y no hay forma que no se convirtiera en mi personaje favorito; toda su familia es tan bella y supportive que solo quería que me adoptaran， especialmente la tía Linda。Will es un lindo， claramente a veces se comportaba like a jerk pero X， no tengo mayores quejas sobre este bello ser。The pink ladies （que obviamente es la forma en que me refiero al grupo que adoptó a Ollie） son geniales las tres， especialmente aprendí a querer a mi baby Lara con su sassyness y todo。Ya no puedo decir nada más sin caer en spoilers por la emoción que siento en este momento， solo me queda recomendarlo al 1000% a todos！！ 。。。more
Gwen
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With a title like 'only mostly devasates' i should probably have realized that I would be the devastated one。 In the cheesiest way possible， I laughed， I cried and I really loved it。 I found the beginning a little slow but the ending was SO worth it。 This story is sweet and heartbreaking and tackles the really tough topic of coming out。 A GREAT YA for young and old people to enjoy。 With a title like 'only mostly devasates' i should probably have realized that I would be the devastated one。 In the cheesiest way possible， I laughed， I cried and I really loved it。 I found the beginning a little slow but the ending was SO worth it。 This story is sweet and heartbreaking and tackles the really tough topic of coming out。 A GREAT YA for young and old people to enjoy。 。。。more
Dan Grey
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This book is， in shortest words， exactly what it advertises itself as- a witty， queer， coming-of-age story about teenagers figuring themselves out。 Definitely recommend， with the obligatory trigger warnings being: talk of serious sickness from the point of view of a close one， talk of death， a few instances of fatphobia and homophobia。 -The next segment contains spoilers so read at your own discretion-I was admittedly surprised by the depth of it， having expected just a relaxed read， but it's This book is， in shortest words， exactly what it advertises itself as- a witty， queer， coming-of-age story about teenagers figuring themselves out。 Definitely recommend， with the obligatory trigger warnings being: talk of serious sickness from the point of view of a close one， talk of death， a few instances of fatphobia and homophobia。 -The next segment contains spoilers so read at your own discretion-I was admittedly surprised by the depth of it， having expected just a relaxed read， but it's nevertheless commendable- its descriptions of grief are very realistic and hit hard for everyone who has lost someone， and the way the author deals with each of her characters and manages to give their characters growth is amazing。 I love how Gonzales dealt with a lot of things， but my favourite parts were definitely:1） Lara's journey from being an unlikable， mean character to， having come to terms with her sexuality and having decided to be admit her own mistakes， to being a character one could actually feel for and like。 She grew without having a magical moment where she turned into a completely different person， which is realistic， and the book left me hope that she would continue to grow and be a better time even after the story on the pages ended2） the realistic portrayal of the fatphobia that Niamh deals with on a daily basis， and the fact that it wasn't resolved by her becoming skinnier。 Instead， the 'dieting' she did was shown to effectively make her unhealthier， and once she realized that she started looking better and happier and more energized， which got her that deal in New York。 It's not something I ever saw in a book not about fat acceptance， tbh。3） the way Will and Ollie's relationship was handled。 It's a very tricky situation to deal with， and one that quickly becomes toxic。 I love that they were both shown to be in the wrong in a way， and that instead of glossing over how much it hurt Ollie to be in that relationship the way it was before， the author allowed him to move away and stand up for himself， even if later he realized that he had some things to work on too。 I can't say for sure whether I think it was a good or a bad thing that their relationship went that way， but I will say that it's very realistic， and even if not everyone agrees that it was handled the best way possible， I commend the author for doing their best to deal with it a healthy manner。 。。。more
Анна Керн
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Didn't seem to me like a healthy relationship to end up things like this。。。Wish I had no expectations。。。 Didn't seem to me like a healthy relationship to end up things like this。。。Wish I had no expectations。。。 。。。more
a
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super cute！！！！！
Shana Zucker
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3。5 stars。 I was *loving* how the book started， and the narration felt very authentic， but a number of loose ends and （what felt like a） rushed ending led me to rate lower。
Savannah Traviss
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I LOVED THIS BOOK！！！！ The ending was the best part and the dollar coaster ride you took had me on edge the entire time！！！ This was one of the best romance books I’ve read and I highly recommend it to anyone who has read “What If It’s Us” or loved the move “Grease”！！
aly
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| 5/5 stars |
hannah
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