The book is a unique mix of being weird, cheesy and sad at the same time
The book is a unique mix of being weird, cheesy and sad at the same time. It follows the story of Esther and how she tackles her fears in an attempt to face death.
I really liked all the characters in the novel sure Esther had that sort of cliche quirky girl stereotype however i feel she got called out enough for thinking she was unique in the novel, that i'm okay with it and it also fits perfectly with the book. I liked the secondary characters and what they brought to the story.
The intertwined sub plot involving Death is my favourite aspect as it added that magical feel to the novel and I just really liked how the character was portrayed. Although at the end of the story with the entire YouTube/going viral, which i do find cute/cheesy, it added this realism to the story which took away the tone/atmosphere the book had going for it which made it good
I do like the resolution of the novel and how it incorporated mental illness and seeking help also there were some good themes in the story which i didn't expect.
Some people may find the story a bit weird but I liked that aspect but I did find the story tried to be a lot of different genres at once etc murder mystery and YA contemporary which I didn't like.
The relationships in the book whether romantic or not were portrayed realistically and I loved the romance between Esther and and Jonah. What I didn't like is that she constantly held the actions of what happened when they were kids against him and there was that cliche fight between them when everything was going well between them which was never really resolved.
3/5
I really liked all the characters in the novel sure Esther had that sort of cliche quirky girl stereotype however i feel she got called out enough for thinking she was unique in the novel, that i'm okay with it and it also fits perfectly with the book. I liked the secondary characters and what they brought to the story.
The intertwined sub plot involving Death is my favourite aspect as it added that magical feel to the novel and I just really liked how the character was portrayed. Although at the end of the story with the entire YouTube/going viral, which i do find cute/cheesy, it added this realism to the story which took away the tone/atmosphere the book had going for it which made it good
I do like the resolution of the novel and how it incorporated mental illness and seeking help also there were some good themes in the story which i didn't expect.
Some people may find the story a bit weird but I liked that aspect but I did find the story tried to be a lot of different genres at once etc murder mystery and YA contemporary which I didn't like.
The relationships in the book whether romantic or not were portrayed realistically and I loved the romance between Esther and and Jonah. What I didn't like is that she constantly held the actions of what happened when they were kids against him and there was that cliche fight between them when everything was going well between them which was never really resolved.
3/5