Some Mistakes Were Made
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- Author：Kristin Dwyer
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Summary
You can’t always go home again。
Ellis and Easton have been inseparable since childhood。 But when a rash decision throws Ellis’s life—and her relationship with Easton— into chaos she’s forced to move halfway across the country， far from everything she’s ever known。
Now Ellis hasn’t spoken to Easton in a year， and maybe it’s better that way; maybe eventually the Easton shaped hole in her heart will heal。 But when Easton’s mother invites her home for a celebration， Ellis finds herself tangled up in the web of heartache， betrayal， and anger she left behind。。。 and with the boy she never stopped loving。
Ellis and Easton have been inseparable since childhood。 But when a rash decision throws Ellis’s life—and her relationship with Easton— into chaos she’s forced to move halfway across the country， far from everything she’s ever known。
Now Ellis hasn’t spoken to Easton in a year， and maybe it’s better that way; maybe eventually the Easton shaped hole in her heart will heal。 But when Easton’s mother invites her home for a celebration， Ellis finds herself tangled up in the web of heartache， betrayal， and anger she left behind。。。 and with the boy she never stopped loving。
Reviews
Morgan
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This book was so addictive that I didn’t want to put it down， and when I had to it was all I could think about！
Rebecca V
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This book was well worth the wait！ I found myself relating to Ellis in so many ways。 In the desire to find one’s place， to find family， and to realize family is often the people you choose。 Though some of the circumstances differed from my own experience， Ellis’s character was guarded and scared， and it’s probably due to being disappointed and not prioritized。 And I’m sure we’ve all felt that。 I really enjoyed Easton—the poetic love interest turned estranged friend and found myself wishing he wo This book was well worth the wait！ I found myself relating to Ellis in so many ways。 In the desire to find one’s place， to find family， and to realize family is often the people you choose。 Though some of the circumstances differed from my own experience， Ellis’s character was guarded and scared， and it’s probably due to being disappointed and not prioritized。 And I’m sure we’ve all felt that。 I really enjoyed Easton—the poetic love interest turned estranged friend and found myself wishing he would just open up his mouth and tell Ellis how he felt。 Oh gosh—this boo wrecked me in so many wonderful ways and I can’t wait for more from Kristin Dwyer！！！ 。。。more
anoosh lucia
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nothing makes me cry like a found family
Alexandra
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Holy crap， this book。I read it in one sitting， I literally didn’t move from my seat until it was done。I don’t normally read contemporary romance， but I am SO GLAD I read this book。Best book of the year so far。
Janica
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Halfway through the book I kept on thinking the following thoughts: “Why is this not as good as I thought it would be？” “Was YA always this annoying？” “Ellis is so annoying and Easton is such an asshole。 She should just date Tucker！” and it was only near the end did I realize I was being set up。 It’s a great YA book; I just wish certain elements had been more fleshed out （i。e。 Ellis and Easton’s complex friendship， Ellis and her dad’s also complex relationship） but other than that， if I had read Halfway through the book I kept on thinking the following thoughts: “Why is this not as good as I thought it would be？” “Was YA always this annoying？” “Ellis is so annoying and Easton is such an asshole。 She should just date Tucker！” and it was only near the end did I realize I was being set up。 It’s a great YA book; I just wish certain elements had been more fleshed out （i。e。 Ellis and Easton’s complex friendship， Ellis and her dad’s also complex relationship） but other than that， if I had read this book 5-6 years ago， I’m sure I would have given this 5 stars。 。。。more
Cade
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was an ugly book。 Ugly in the way the raw truth often is。 Kristin Dwyer def doesn't hold back any punches。 I think what I loved most about this was how flawed Ellis was。 She was SO selfish that sometimes I just wanted to punch some sense into her。 But at the same time I really just wanted to give her a hug。 I also loved how Ellis and Easton still somehow came together。 I spent half the book wondering how it'd work when they hated each other's guts。。。sorta。 I also love the depth this book ha This was an ugly book。 Ugly in the way the raw truth often is。 Kristin Dwyer def doesn't hold back any punches。 I think what I loved most about this was how flawed Ellis was。 She was SO selfish that sometimes I just wanted to punch some sense into her。 But at the same time I really just wanted to give her a hug。 I also loved how Ellis and Easton still somehow came together。 I spent half the book wondering how it'd work when they hated each other's guts。。。sorta。 I also love the depth this book had。 It covered a lot of important topics really well。 I liked the family banter too。 I'm happy I gave this a chance。 。。。more
Katie Mcgrath
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Read in one sitting！！！I found out this book was being released a few months ago and have been looking forward to it！ Once I started reading it， I could not put it down。 Kristin you are a beautiful writer！ You pulled me into Ellis and Easton's story and I just couldn't put the book down until I read the last page。 I think I cried on just about every page。 The story starts with Ellis in the present time/just graduating high school， and then flashbacks start when she's just 11 and her interactions Read in one sitting！！！I found out this book was being released a few months ago and have been looking forward to it！ Once I started reading it， I could not put it down。 Kristin you are a beautiful writer！ You pulled me into Ellis and Easton's story and I just couldn't put the book down until I read the last page。 I think I cried on just about every page。 The story starts with Ellis in the present time/just graduating high school， and then flashbacks start when she's just 11 and her interactions with Easton。 I think Kristin fully describes and encapsulates teenage love and the adversities that can be overcome when people actually stop and show you that you care！ Ellis grows up in a dysfunctional home （you couldn't even call it a home）。 When she turns 11 Eastons Mum realises that she needs some TLC and a roof over her head and shows her love。Let's just say this book has all the feels and it definitely worth reading！ 。。。more
Jessica Smith
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Love love love this book。 It captured my attention in the first chapter。 The emotions Dwyer put into this book where put in a way that you felt all of it。 My heart broke whit Ellis and Easton’s and I cried some tears along with them too。 Thank you for writing such a good book！
Ife
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4 stars for the angst。
TotallyAsh
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tucker has my heart， he needs his own book istg 😭💖
ashley chandler
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i’ve quite literally collapsed on my metaphorical floor crying。 not even a joke。
Cyan
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It’s been awhile since I’ve read a book in a day。 This book broke me in the best places possible。 I feel like the end was a bit rushed but overall I loved this story
Olivia Hooper
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The YA version of a CoHo book。 I cried， felt all the feelings， and now am emotionally wrecked in the best way。
Ellana
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ooof， this was good。 this one really captures all those first love feelings and was very reminiscent of teenage angst（but in the good way！）。 plus i'm just a sucker for the childhood friends/loves trope。 not a full 5 star read though， closer to the end the vibe got a little off but overall a really solid ending。 This one reminds me veeeery much of sarah dessen， who is in my heart the forever coming of age-contemporary queen ooof， this was good。 this one really captures all those first love feelings and was very reminiscent of teenage angst（but in the good way！）。 plus i'm just a sucker for the childhood friends/loves trope。 not a full 5 star read though， closer to the end the vibe got a little off but overall a really solid ending。 This one reminds me veeeery much of sarah dessen， who is in my heart the forever coming of age-contemporary queen 。。。more
Taha
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4。5⭐️
Taylor Munsell
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There are 2 things you need to know。 1。 I don’t write book reviews。 Sure， I give them star ratings， but I never have time to write an actual review。 2。 I read the last page of almost every book I read。 I chose this book to not read the last page。 I assumed it was a happy ending because of the genre and I let myself get lost in Ellis and her story。 I loved the alternating timeline and might have cried on a plane like a crazy person when the book ended。 If there was a sixth star， this gut wrencher There are 2 things you need to know。 1。 I don’t write book reviews。 Sure， I give them star ratings， but I never have time to write an actual review。 2。 I read the last page of almost every book I read。 I chose this book to not read the last page。 I assumed it was a happy ending because of the genre and I let myself get lost in Ellis and her story。 I loved the alternating timeline and might have cried on a plane like a crazy person when the book ended。 If there was a sixth star， this gut wrencher would deserve it。 。。。more
Linda Hamilton
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This book is all vibes， Taylor Swift songs， angst， and kissing。 AND I FREAKIN LOVED IT。 It made me cry and get annoyed and swoon。 It reminded me of first loves and teenage dramas and the broken pieces inside us。 It just all works so well！ Definitely recommend this one！
Cat D | _basicbookworm
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Ellis and Easton have been inseparable since childhood， but after some poor choices lead to Ellis’s life being upended， her moving to California， and not speaking to Easton， everything changes。 A year later， she’s back in her hometown and forced to confront her past， Easton， and the feelings she still has for him。This book hit me in all the emotions and was the most beautiful journey。 I loved the alternating timelines and how we slowly saw Ellis and Easton’s relationship from the beginning and w Ellis and Easton have been inseparable since childhood， but after some poor choices lead to Ellis’s life being upended， her moving to California， and not speaking to Easton， everything changes。 A year later， she’s back in her hometown and forced to confront her past， Easton， and the feelings she still has for him。This book hit me in all the emotions and was the most beautiful journey。 I loved the alternating timelines and how we slowly saw Ellis and Easton’s relationship from the beginning and where it all went wrong was slowly revealed。 This book was heartbreaking and hopeful and messy， much like first loves feel in the moment。 I loved how it touched on class discrepancies， how family can be chosen， and how it tackled addiction。 This book is easily one of my favorite YA novels I’ve read this year。 These characters felt so real and I felt all of their emotions right there with them。 I loved this one so much。 Thank you to Harper Teen for the advance copy。 。。。more
Shannon （It Starts At Midnight）
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Wow， did this book pull me in。 I love when a story makes me feel， and this book did such an incredible job of making me feel every single thing the main character felt。 I don't even know how to properly put into words how completely and wholly invested I was in this story， and how deeply I felt for Ellis throughout。I think a lot of us can relate to the way Ellis felt in this story， which is likely why it was so moving。 She not only lost someone she felt was her true love， but his family too。 She Wow， did this book pull me in。 I love when a story makes me feel， and this book did such an incredible job of making me feel every single thing the main character felt。 I don't even know how to properly put into words how completely and wholly invested I was in this story， and how deeply I felt for Ellis throughout。I think a lot of us can relate to the way Ellis felt in this story， which is likely why it was so moving。 She not only lost someone she felt was her true love， but his family too。 She's in a new place with new people （except for Tucker， Easton's brother， who becomes sort of a lifeline for her） and it's hard。 She clearly feels so lost， and I can vividly remember feeling like this the first time I went away from home。 And of course， when she comes back， everything is just。。。 different。 Ellis's feelings and emotions are just so real and so raw， I don't know if I can think of another book that made me feel so deeply for what a character was going through。 And while her romantic feelings for Easton were certainly a huge part of the story， it was far from the only issue on Ellis's plate。 She mourns just as much the loss of his family， who had taken Ellis in and treated her as one of their own。 Especially important， because Ellis's own family of origin was kind of a mess。 Her loss of the Albreys was extra tough for her- she had felt like they had chosen her， and loved her when no one else seemed to， and them reneging （in her eyes） that love was in effect proving what she'd thought about herself all along。Ultimately， the story is about Ellis finding herself， while rebuilding these relationships- if they can even be rebuilt- with people who meant so much to her。 But first， she has to figure out who she wants to be， and understand her place in the world， too。Bottom Line: Following Ellis's story was an absolute pleasure， and one I could not put down。 I laughed and cried with her， my heart broke and soared with hers。You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight 。。。more
Taylor （25thavenuewest）
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Why in the world was Kristin Dwyer’s work not picked up before now？ The only reason I can fathom， is the world just wasn’t ready for this story。 This story is about love and hope， forgiveness and learning。 It’s emotionally full， raw， and vulnerable。 It’s full of poetry and soul。 It honestly reminds me of a Coleen Hoover book， with the angst and real life qualities。 The feelings in this book make your heart ache in the best of ways。 Our main characters are flawed and angry。 Their story is filled Why in the world was Kristin Dwyer’s work not picked up before now？ The only reason I can fathom， is the world just wasn’t ready for this story。 This story is about love and hope， forgiveness and learning。 It’s emotionally full， raw， and vulnerable。 It’s full of poetry and soul。 It honestly reminds me of a Coleen Hoover book， with the angst and real life qualities。 The feelings in this book make your heart ache in the best of ways。 Our main characters are flawed and angry。 Their story is filled with decisions and teens trying to define themselves。 I loved Ellis， her emotional growth in the book is hard earned。 I also loved Easton， the steady rock who knows what he wants， but gets caught in the waves of his choices。 。。。more
Henna Ahmed
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Amazingly beautiful and heartbreaking in the best way！ Kristin， this book was so worth the wait and I absolutely loveddd it！ But I NEED more 😭😭 it ended too soon。
Karinas。lit
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𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆type: ARC reviewoverall review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️。5/5hmm I’m still not 100% sure how I feel about this book。 nothing about it stood out to me and honestly the whole time I was reading it， I felt dissociated and unconnected to the story， the characters， and the plot。 I am also very disappointed because I had very high hopes and have been excited for it since I first saw it announced on the author’s Instagram。 plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5I could see where it was going， but the way it was executed 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆type: ARC reviewoverall review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️。5/5hmm I’m still not 100% sure how I feel about this book。 nothing about it stood out to me and honestly the whole time I was reading it， I felt dissociated and unconnected to the story， the characters， and the plot。 I am also very disappointed because I had very high hopes and have been excited for it since I first saw it announced on the author’s Instagram。 plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5I could see where it was going， but the way it was executed was not my favorite。 world building: ⭐️⭐️/5there was almost no world building in this book。 usually I’m not a fan of excessive world building， but there was almost not enough for me。 writing style: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5it wasn’t personally my favorite， but writing style differs for everyone！characters: ⭐️/5oh man。 the characters… first of all I was really disappointed by the lack of diversity。 usually even in the worst books， there will be some sort of token， stereotyped bipoc or lgbtq+ side character， but there wasn’t even a single one in this book 😭。 now， sure。 I understand it being hard to write a character that you don’t personally relate to， but let’s talk about the characters the author DID include。 out of ALL the characters in the book， I did not relate to/like a single one of them， and they all felt extremely stereotyped and exaggerated to me。 now take all this with a grain of salt because this is all my personal opinion， and this is the author’s debut novel。 read if you:like family dramalike childhood friends to estranged enemies to loverslike books with lots of flashbacks 。。。more
Tina White
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I don't know that it is even possible for me to summarize how much I love this book， without spoiling it for everyone else ！！！It was amazing。 And yes， maybe that word gets thrown around a lot for books， but this one was just that。 When I tell you that I ugly cried in the bathroom on Mother's Day reading the last six chapters of this book， I UGGLYYY CRIED！ This story is about the harsh realities of the MC Ellis' childhood， and finding her way through decisions and overcoming choices that were mad I don't know that it is even possible for me to summarize how much I love this book， without spoiling it for everyone else ！！！It was amazing。 And yes， maybe that word gets thrown around a lot for books， but this one was just that。 When I tell you that I ugly cried in the bathroom on Mother's Day reading the last six chapters of this book， I UGGLYYY CRIED！ This story is about the harsh realities of the MC Ellis' childhood， and finding her way through decisions and overcoming choices that were made by her and other characters in the story。 The grip that this story had on me was so strong。 I could feel the emotional turmoil and I was praying so hard for a happy ending。 There were characters that made me cuss， some that made me laugh out loud， and of course the ones that made me cry。 The book is written with a dual POV， being the present and the years of Ellis growing up through different ages。 It revolves around Easton and his family and how their lives connect with Ellis。 This story was beautifully written， it was vivid and it was filled with poetry that made me weep so hard that I am surprised I could read the pages from all of the tears。 Do yourself a favor and read this book。 It was everything I wanted it to be and more！ Thank you Kristin for your amazing story！！！ 。。。more
Eliana Marte
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Eliana
Alison
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Phenomenal story。 I was a mess when it was over with。 I related so much with the characters。 It was unreal。 I kept checking my own pulse to see if I was still okay after reading it。 Kristin’s words are amazing。 I want more！ I can’t stress it enough。 I would give it 10 stars if I could。 💛
Leianna
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If you want to witness an angsty teen figuring out where she belongs and sorts through the many dimensions of love， this is your book！ （Pub。 date is 5/10/2022）I really enjoyed this YA childhood friends to lovers to enemies back to lovers。 lol That sounds a little messy and honestly Ellis and Easton’s journey is just that， but in a beautiful way。 I gotta shout out supporting characters， Dixon and Tucker， if I had brothers I’d want them to be like them。 Many thanks to HarperCollins Children's Book If you want to witness an angsty teen figuring out where she belongs and sorts through the many dimensions of love， this is your book！ （Pub。 date is 5/10/2022）I really enjoyed this YA childhood friends to lovers to enemies back to lovers。 lol That sounds a little messy and honestly Ellis and Easton’s journey is just that， but in a beautiful way。 I gotta shout out supporting characters， Dixon and Tucker， if I had brothers I’d want them to be like them。 Many thanks to HarperCollins Children's Books for the ARC sent to me via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Gabriella Stuesse
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Some mistakes were madeSome mistakes were made is a read that encompasses found family perfectly in all its messiness and makes you want to reread the pages over and over again。 Ellis hasn’t seen Easton in a year。 Ever since she moved to California。 Ever since he sent her away。 But when she gets the opportunity to return home for a week she plans to show Easton how much she has changed and how much she doesn’t need him。 But instead of showing him how much she doesn’t need him， Ellis realizes tha Some mistakes were madeSome mistakes were made is a read that encompasses found family perfectly in all its messiness and makes you want to reread the pages over and over again。 Ellis hasn’t seen Easton in a year。 Ever since she moved to California。 Ever since he sent her away。 But when she gets the opportunity to return home for a week she plans to show Easton how much she has changed and how much she doesn’t need him。 But instead of showing him how much she doesn’t need him， Ellis realizes that it’s the opposite。 She can’t live without him。 This book。 The angst， the emotions， the found family。 Ughhh。 I would read anything Kristen Dwyer writes。 The characters are the best。 I am in love with all of the Albrey brothers and I could not choose one。 And there are so many moments in this book that I love。 Particularly the ones where Ellis is with all of the Albrey brothers。 I loved Ellis’ different relationships with each of them。 They were adorable and really highlighted the found family aspect。- [ ] And Ellis was such a dimensional character。 You really see how she struggles to fit in with not only the Albrey’s， but her own family。 Feeling in between。 You see her learning to love and learning what love really looks like。 It can be messy sure， but it’s endless and aways does what’s best for you。 Even when it hurts。 It’s something that I’m sure readers will relate to。 I wish I was better at reviews so I could fully convince you guys to read this and convey what a beautiful book it is， but since I’m not， I’ll just say this:There’s a recurring quote in the book， “thoughts aren’t free。” Thoughts might not be free but Kristen has given us hers。 Thoughts on love， found family， heart break， and mistakes。 And I could not be happier。 So go read her sad kissing book。 Put her on the bestsellers list。Fall in love with this story and these characters because you won’t regret it。 Kristen Dwyer deserves the world because she gives us the whole world in this book。Thank you so much Harperteen and NetGalley for this arc。 Love it so much。 One of my new favorite reads。 Maybe favorite of the year🤔🤔 *i think I’m going to do shorter reviews after this because I am not the person to do the long beautiful reviews😂 also I don’t know how many more angsty books I can handle。 They might kill me。 But I love them so much😭😭😭** I promise I don’t give all books 5 stars。 This one is just so worthy of 5 stars。 Ahhhhh。My only complaint is my heart is broken just a little by this beautiful story and that it’s over。 。。。more
Cait | GoodeyReads
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Okay WOW。This was a， stay up past my bedtime， read。Full review to come！
Casey
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I wanted to like this book but the MC is such a whiny， entitled， hypocritical complainer I couldn't。 she even gets mad that her teachers are proud when she got into university because she did it "alone" like she didn't go to school and get taught。 it's frankly pathetic。 and everything is a "betrayal"。 EVERYTHING。 I was waiting to find out what this big betrayal was and its such a damp squib its pathetic。 Ellis was a toxic person who treated everyone around her like garbage and when they didn't m I wanted to like this book but the MC is such a whiny， entitled， hypocritical complainer I couldn't。 she even gets mad that her teachers are proud when she got into university because she did it "alone" like she didn't go to school and get taught。 it's frankly pathetic。 and everything is a "betrayal"。 EVERYTHING。 I was waiting to find out what this big betrayal was and its such a damp squib its pathetic。 Ellis was a toxic person who treated everyone around her like garbage and when they didn't make her the centre of their universe its a betrayal and the worst thing that ever ever ever happened and they're the worstest of the worst and can burn in hell。I finished this out of spite 。。。more
Shelby
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I loved this！！ A realistic portrayal of teenagers in both the main character and the love interest。 Neither knows what they want and they just can’t communicate， and while that would usually annoy me， in this book it was so real and raw。 I smiled and I cried。 It’s incredible！
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