Young Adult

Every Last Word

Every Last Word

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  • Author：Tamara Ireland Stone
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Summary

If you could read my mind， you wouldn't be smiling。

Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class。 But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off。

Second-guessing every move， thought， and word makes daily life a struggle， and it doesn't help that her lifelong friends will turn toxic at the first sign of a wrong outfit， wrong lunch， or wrong crush。 Yet Sam knows she'd be truly crazy to leave the protection of the most popular girls in school。 So when Sam meets Caroline， she has to keep her new friend with a refreshing sense of humor and no style a secret， right up there with Sam's weekly visits to her psychiatrist。

Caroline introduces Sam to Poet's Corner， a hidden room and a tight-knit group of misfits who have been ignored by the school at large。 Sam is drawn to them immediately， especially a guitar-playing guy with a talent for verse， and starts to discover a whole new side of herself。 Slowly， she begins to feel more "normal" than she ever has as part of the popular crowd 。 。 。 until she finds a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear。

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Reviews

Keilin ，

i got kinda bored at the end but overall a good standalone。 i did not expect that plot twist 8/10romance=CUTE

Anya ，

Inspiring story about the ups and downs of mental well-being， it reminds me I am not crazy for my mental health problems and that life has ups and downs， friends come and go but everything happens for a reason， we are on this trail; it all works out in the end of the day。Reminds me he’s having mental illness can be hard and terrifying but does not have to be restrictive。 We have habits to unlearn， new behaviours to embody and wounds to heal。

Ellen ，

Amazing。 I was hooked right from the start。 And the plot twist。 Oh the plot twist。 I stared in space for about five minutes after reading that， haha！ This book is really well written， with so many great sentences （“it’s not that I don’t have the time， it’s that the time is not right”， “it feels freeing to say the words out loud， and as I do， it occurs to me how true they are”） and so many more amazing little details in the writing that make the book awesome。Really deserves these five stars

Olivia ，

takes on difficult subjects very well， it’s very relaxing to read， however not at all boring。 it has a plot twist that i would never have expected， and has extremely likeable characters。

Nicole Campbell ，

Exactly what I didn't know I needed I've had this book on my kindle for a long time， and it jumped out at me this week。 I'm so glad it did。 This storyline is near and dear to my heart and the characters feel as if they are friends。 This is a new favorite book。 Exactly what I didn't know I needed I've had this book on my kindle for a long time， and it jumped out at me this week。 I'm so glad it did。 This storyline is near and dear to my heart and the characters feel as if they are friends。 This is a new favorite book。 。。。more

The Cat of Elfhame ，

“It’s one of the rules。 You can’t criticize anyone’s poetry， but especially not your own。”3。75 starsWithout a doubt， I took a shine to Every Last Word。 It was very emotional and showed what people with OCD， or a mental disorder go through。 It was wonderful to discover about a topic I don't know much about。 To be honest it wasn't really the kind of book I usually read but I actually quite fond of it。 The book teaches one to grow， to be healthy， be a better person， something I think we all can lea “It’s one of the rules。 You can’t criticize anyone’s poetry， but especially not your own。”3。75 starsWithout a doubt， I took a shine to Every Last Word。 It was very emotional and showed what people with OCD， or a mental disorder go through。 It was wonderful to discover about a topic I don't know much about。 To be honest it wasn't really the kind of book I usually read but I actually quite fond of it。 The book teaches one to grow， to be healthy， be a better person， something I think we all can learn from。 I love some of the analogies that were used。 Like the one that says to swing your negative thoughts like a baseball。 I write poetry too sometimes and I often criticize it a lot。 And one of the main rules of Poet's Corner is to not bad-mouth the material that you write。 I guess the book teaches me to not constantly disparage what I rarely write。 Sam while reciting her first poem in Poet's Corner thought about how it was like putting out her heart on the line。 I can really relate to that as I keep showing my writing to people and regret it immediately。 This book made me come to terms with that。 I also find the toxic people part something I can correlate with and how it can be so hard to leave them。 I loved how Sam found the courage to finally leave them。I have a feeling she knew this was coming， and I feel even more betrayed。 I stuck up for her。Most of all I loved how Sam grew。 How she learned to stand up for herself， how she became everything she wanted to be as that is something I feel is something everyone should do。 Even though I usually don't read free verse poetry， I did like some of these poems titled Wondering， and needless to say Every Last Word。 And about the twist I did NOT see that coming。 It was so scary shit。 I thought that this book wasn't supposed to be paranormal but as I read on I clearly figured it out。 Imagining people must be terrifying， and the people going through it must be very strong。 If I found out a person I had been speaking to for months， was a figment of my imagination， I feel I'd die of shock。 This book got me questioning my own existence。 Also I loved the Eighths！ The new ones I mean， the ones she chose。 The way everyone was given a personality， and no one was bland。 I was so glad when she left the terrible losers she considered a friend。 Yes Sam！ Leave the back-stabbing bitches！ Its well written and everyone should give this is a chance， it being different from usual YA books。 。。。more

Alice ，

Très bon moment lecture ！Lu d'une traite lors d'un dimanche après-midi de confinement et pluvieux J'ai été très sensible à l'histoire et aux maux de notre personnage principale。 Ça se passe au lycée， c'est une YA et bien que je commence à avoir du mal avec ce genre （je deviens vielle ？） ， là j'ai vraiment bien accroché ！ Très bon moment lecture ！Lu d'une traite lors d'un dimanche après-midi de confinement et pluvieux J'ai été très sensible à l'histoire et aux maux de notre personnage principale。 Ça se passe au lycée， c'est une YA et bien que je commence à avoir du mal avec ce genre （je deviens vielle ？） ， là j'ai vraiment bien accroché ！ 。。。more

emilyz ，

This 355-page hardcover book was really not my cup of coffee。First of all， I was really expecting more from this book。 The blurb could be stated as one of the best parts of this book。 From beginning to end it is just any cliche movie where the girl has a problem and then this main character， a handsome and "all over perfect"， guy comes in and saves the day。 Cures the girl of whatever problem she has and they fall in love。 The。 At。 Most。 Best。 Storyline。 Note the sarcasm。 I'm actually not trying This 355-page hardcover book was really not my cup of coffee。First of all， I was really expecting more from this book。 The blurb could be stated as one of the best parts of this book。 From beginning to end it is just any cliche movie where the girl has a problem and then this main character， a handsome and "all over perfect"， guy comes in and saves the day。 Cures the girl of whatever problem she has and they fall in love。 The。 At。 Most。 Best。 Storyline。 Note the sarcasm。 I'm actually not trying to be mean or anything but for a realistic fiction YA book， isn't it a little too fictional？Sure love can make people feel things: happy， loved， safe， but it cannot fix all problems。 It's like saying， to save this girl from the disease all she needs to do is to fall in love。 That's not how it works。 OCD is not able to be cured by "falling in love"， sure they can help with giving advice， but it doesn't just "fix" it。 Of course， readers want romance and just everything that makes people happy in a book but sometimes it's too much。There really is no point to make it so lovey-dovey because sometimes people just need to face the truth and that's just how life is。 I would like to believe this book is not meant for people younger than the age of 5。 Even the author said， "My publisher recommends it for readers 12 and up。" I think that people 12 and up are able to handle the truth of someone not being cured。 I mean people at the age of 10 now are reading about people dying and everything that just doesn't work out in life。Yes in a romance book people want people falling in love and the characters changing each other for the better but this book like stopping someone from having diarrhea。 You can give them hot water and fruits to get it out of their system but you cant just peck their forehead and be like "it'll be all better" and they stop pooping。 Everyone would love it if that could happen but it just doesn't。Feelings for those that actually have OCD in real life， it kind of belittles their problems。 Romanticizing something many are struggling with and have is not something good。 One it could hurt themselves on how they think about their struggles and two， how others think about what they feel and have。Not only does it romanticize way too much， but the story is also just really plain。 There is nothing that surprises the reader or makes the reader catch the ball that they didn't know coming at their face。 Reading this book， readers can literally see every single ball being thrown at them in slow motion。I'm not saying everyone should just hate on this book and throw it in a bonfire。 It's just that I didn't personally enjoy it at all and I'm just using this space to rant all I want because no one can stop me。 I mean if you want to read a book that's really colorless， by all means， read it。 But if you want a book filled with fireworks and euphoria， turn around and go find another book。Personally， I would rate this book a 5/10 being nice， it wasn't vomiting bad it was just really not enjoyable。 。。。more

sophia oommen ，

this was very good！

Charlotte ，

This book was great in a lot of ways— I loved the focus on therapy and Sam’s relationship with Sue （even though the way Sue was described reflected racial stereotypes once or twice） and the representation of high school felt real。 I was most disappointed with the representation of OCD— not that it was inaccurate， but it was milder/different than advertised。 I thought the book was about someone with really debilitating OCD thoughts， but I mostly saw her social anxiety and her obsession/rituals wi This book was great in a lot of ways— I loved the focus on therapy and Sam’s relationship with Sue （even though the way Sue was described reflected racial stereotypes once or twice） and the representation of high school felt real。 I was most disappointed with the representation of OCD— not that it was inaccurate， but it was milder/different than advertised。 I thought the book was about someone with really debilitating OCD thoughts， but I mostly saw her social anxiety and her obsession/rituals with the number 3。 Based on my personal experience and the experiences of other people who have written about their OCD， I expected Sam’s thoughts to be really frightening and disturbing at times。 Although that of course doesn’t need to be dwelt on， her thought at the start of the novel about wanting to cut up the roses felt really mild from someone with a case that was supposed to be as bad as hers。 I guess I would have liked the author to show how repetitive and exhausting Pure-O can be， since it tends to make you fixate on a certain theme for a long time。 And what were the compulsions that Sam used to try and control her thoughts about her friends？ Avoidance？ It felt like her situation with them was more about her having general anxiety and them being awful， whereas I hoped to see the way Pure-O specifically affected those relationships。 I thought that the section where Sam obsessed about AJ’s old girlfriend and researched her felt really realistic， and I did get some sense of her obsessive need to be forgiven （although for someone with OCD I was surprised her guilt didn’t bother her for longer）。 Some vague spoilers below:Finally， I’m conflicted about the plot twist late in the book。 From a dramatic perspective I really liked it， but I felt that it could be misleading for people who don’t know much about OCD， especially since we never even get a theory from Sue about what’s going on。 The author did a ton of research on OCD and I liked how the reveal with *spoiler* impacted Sam， but it felt like a serious symptom of mental illness was being used as a plot device and not taken seriously。 I really think the author should have shown Sue and Sam talking about what that reveal meant for Sam’s diagnosis， medication， etc。 in a much more significant way， because that’s a really significant symptom to have for so long。 Overall， the messages and representation in this book were really good， but it wasn’t exactly as relatable/raw as I had hoped with Sam’s OCD thoughts and compulsions。 I know some other books are supposed to be better at portraying how terrifying OCD can really be， but that just wasn’t this one。 It had a lot of other great emotional depth， though！ 。。。more

Serena ，

This book was great and addictive so I read it in one sitting which hasn’t happened in a while so that was great！ Everything about this book makes my heart explode and the plot twist near the end was so unexpected I loved it！ I also love that the romance isn’t the biggest part of the book。 Of course romance was a big part of the plot， I feel like this book was mainly about Sam discovering her true self and what she truly wants。 The one thing that makes me a wee bit hesitant about a five star is This book was great and addictive so I read it in one sitting which hasn’t happened in a while so that was great！ Everything about this book makes my heart explode and the plot twist near the end was so unexpected I loved it！ I also love that the romance isn’t the biggest part of the book。 Of course romance was a big part of the plot， I feel like this book was mainly about Sam discovering her true self and what she truly wants。 The one thing that makes me a wee bit hesitant about a five star is that I feel like it sugarcoats OCD with a happy ending。 I don’t personally have this disorder but from what I’ve seen from reviews written by people who do have OCD， I also felt the same as them that the ending was very unrealistic in the sense that her OCD basically disappeared。 But other than that， I think everyone should go read this book bc wow it is so good 。。。more

Kaylee ，

I wasn’t really into the book at first， but I decided to keep reading it anyways。 Let me tell you I absolutely loved it。 It talks abt mental health like depression and OCD。 Sam， the main character， struggles with OCD and wants to keep it from ppl but then she finds a place where she can be herself and the book gets better from there。

Amber ，

4。5

Isabella Mount ，

I thought this was a very good representation of how sometimes we need to believe that other people are leading us in the right direction when in reality we are actually the ones making the decisions。 it also contained a strong betrayal of how some mental health diseases-in this case OCD- can contort our mind making us susceptible to the inability to refrain from impulses and desires， and how it can create fantasies to help us deal with things。

L’s Library ，

Every Last Word was a simplistic but effective and moving story。 I don’t really have many （if any） serious complaints about this read， it was engaging without seeming too romanticized， which is always appropriate in plot-lines that heavily feature mental illness。 Sam as a character was likeable and refreshing， bringing a breath of fresh air to the usual portrayal of mentally ill youth being isolated and socially awkward。 Including her past dynamics with the other characters was a really clever w Every Last Word was a simplistic but effective and moving story。 I don’t really have many （if any） serious complaints about this read， it was engaging without seeming too romanticized， which is always appropriate in plot-lines that heavily feature mental illness。 Sam as a character was likeable and refreshing， bringing a breath of fresh air to the usual portrayal of mentally ill youth being isolated and socially awkward。 Including her past dynamics with the other characters was a really clever way to portray her development as she moved away from her “old life”。 My only complaint regarding Sam is the oversimplification of her severe and often debilitating OCD; this novel had a huge opportunity to hit on insecurities that are deeper than surface level when Sam was opening up to her peers。 Now on to AJ。。。。 what a missed opportunity。 After how rounded out Sam’s character was， I was hoping for a bit more depth from the love interest。 The inclusion of a stutter was clever， but was a missed opportunity to give AJ more depth in his insecurities and maybe even cause some conflict？？ I don’t know， I just wish they had done a bit more than OCCASIONALLY bring up the stutter to remind us all as the audience that it was still there。All this said， their dynamic was SWOON WORTHY and hit on my favourite trope:💕enemies to lovers💕Overall I quite enjoyed this read， and I especially think the author deserves credit for writing such a realistic and well researched book， when it would have been so easy to gloss over the “ugly” bits of mental illness。 TLDRSimplistic but effective， great dynamics between the love interests， and fast paced。 The portrayals of mental illness （OCD） were respectful and realistic， and added depth to the protagonist。 I recommend this book to basically anyone that enjoys romance and contemporary 。。。more

kaylee ，

oh my god。 if you couldn’t get the message from the start and finish date please read this。 the ending is just chefs kiss。 the beginning also is amazing。 the element of romance， perfect。 literally everything about this book screams 5 star。

livviegoblin ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i loved this book so much because of the details and how it made me feel so many things when i read it。 at times it made me feel sad or emotional and other time i was happy and heart warmed。 this is probably one of my favorite books of all time。 it was relatable in parts of the book but i could also understand what its like for someone with OCD and the challenges that come with it。 how it affects samantha the main character and her relationships with people。 she found someone who cared about her i loved this book so much because of the details and how it made me feel so many things when i read it。 at times it made me feel sad or emotional and other time i was happy and heart warmed。 this is probably one of my favorite books of all time。 it was relatable in parts of the book but i could also understand what its like for someone with OCD and the challenges that come with it。 how it affects samantha the main character and her relationships with people。 she found someone who cared about her no matter what and truly adored her。 。。。more

Ana Garciadealba ，

This book portrays certain aspects of the life of a person suffering from OCD in a very good way， but romanticizes others which don’t necessarily represent it very well。 Nevertheless， it gives an accurate and close to the reality description of those who have been diagnosed with purely obsessional OCD it。 It’s a novel that talks about two types of love journeys: the one with a significant other and the one with ourselves。 It teaches about acceptance and self-love in a very unique way。 100% would This book portrays certain aspects of the life of a person suffering from OCD in a very good way， but romanticizes others which don’t necessarily represent it very well。 Nevertheless， it gives an accurate and close to the reality description of those who have been diagnosed with purely obsessional OCD it。 It’s a novel that talks about two types of love journeys: the one with a significant other and the one with ourselves。 It teaches about acceptance and self-love in a very unique way。 100% would recommend。 。。。more

Summer ，

I liked this book， but i also felt like something was missing， i kept compering it to 'The perks of being a wallflower' which is one of my favourite books， although they are really different。 I can't speak for the meantal health accuracy， but i really liked how this book depicted friends growing apart。 I might have really loved it if i read it when i was younger。 I liked this book， but i also felt like something was missing， i kept compering it to 'The perks of being a wallflower' which is one of my favourite books， although they are really different。 I can't speak for the meantal health accuracy， but i really liked how this book depicted friends growing apart。 I might have really loved it if i read it when i was younger。 。。。more

Mayaduvillard ，

“WTF” was the first thought that went through my mind as I closed the book for the last time。 It has me mixed up between so many emotions。 A must read in my opinion， especially when it comes to OCD， depression， anxiety etc。。。 However， the illnesses do sometimes feel a little romanticized， but overall I would say it is a pretty relatable novel。 Easy to read。 Definitely recommend。

Kaylee ，

I liked the concept of "poets corner" I liked the concept of "poets corner" 。。。more

maddy ，

so good :） heartbreaking and heartwarming and every single thing i needed to hear right in this moment。 definitely a new comfort book

Dani Fingard ，

Had me hooked from beginning to end！ I think this deals with mental illness in a very good way。 And the plot twist was amazing。 must read！

Hannah ，

I fell in love with this。 The characters， the plot， the setting， the twist， the ending。。。 Just everything。 The characters felt real and relatable， so I was able to connect with them in numerous ways。 The plot held my interest from the start， and it never made me want to put the novel down。 The setting with Poets Corner was just perfect。 its a place I would love to go to， and I felt like I was practically there。 The twist at the end was SO UNEXPECTED but I loved it。 I 100% got chills。 The ending I fell in love with this。 The characters， the plot， the setting， the twist， the ending。。。 Just everything。 The characters felt real and relatable， so I was able to connect with them in numerous ways。 The plot held my interest from the start， and it never made me want to put the novel down。 The setting with Poets Corner was just perfect。 its a place I would love to go to， and I felt like I was practically there。 The twist at the end was SO UNEXPECTED but I loved it。 I 100% got chills。 The ending was so cute and it was just what I wanted for Sam。 If you have not read Every Last word， READ IT。 Also。。。 （view spoiler）[ the relationship was so CUTE。 I need an AJ in my life。 Everything about his character felt so real and genuine。 They both came a long way， and I definitely found myself smiling while reading。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

cami ♉︎ ，

i absolutely adored this book。 an amazing quick， but meaningful read。 it had a very respectful and accurate perspective on mental health。 a bit inconsistent but overall amazing would def recommend to everyone :）

Shaina Marrie ，

It made me feel things。 Many things。 I don't regret finishing it in a day。 It made me feel things。 Many things。 I don't regret finishing it in a day。 。。。more

Ro ，

sososo interesting， the story keeps flowing AND the ending is breathtaking

Nico ，

I loved this book！！ It really hooked me from the start and once I got to the middle I couldn’t put it down。 It made me giddy and it was a great story。 The twist was a bit predictable but I still sobbed。 I never wanted it to end， I will definitely reread it again in a few days

isabel ，

3。5

Megan Bogert ，

This was absolutely fantastic。 Although I'm no longer a teenager dealing with typical high school situations， I could easily relate to Sam。 I loved all of the various characters that were woven into her life in such impactful ways。 I can't wait to chat about this with Leila and Ruxanne！ This was absolutely fantastic。 Although I'm no longer a teenager dealing with typical high school situations， I could easily relate to Sam。 I loved all of the various characters that were woven into her life in such impactful ways。 I can't wait to chat about this with Leila and Ruxanne！ 。。。more

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