A heart-warming love story that will stay with you, when the tears have dried.
The start of the novel introduces the character of Effie, out on a date, which starts and ends within minutes, and in the midst of embarrassment she unwittingly meets Theo and this is the start of their story.
Effie is presented as an irritating character, flawed and unwilling to try and help herself, although I did find myself thinking that her teenage years clearly didn’t help matters. You just want to shake her and tell her to pull herself together and to get some help.
Whereas, Theo, an optimist, is drawn to Effie and is set on helping her change her mindset and make the changes to her life that she desperately needs, including loving herself, whilst shielding her from a secret of his own. A secret that could tear them apart.
This book took me on a rollercoaster of emotions from laughing and crying to getting mad. The real and raw internalised thoughts that negatively consume Effie are relatable and raises topics which some might find uncomfortable, but they’re handled sensitively.
The author really takes the reader on Effie’s journey, with the use of her carefully crafted and manipulated writing, depicting the monumental moments perfectly. Your opinions of Effie change for the better and you can’t help but feel for her and become her cheerleader.
A heart-warming love story that will stay with you, when the tears have dried.
Effie is presented as an irritating character, flawed and unwilling to try and help herself, although I did find myself thinking that her teenage years clearly didn’t help matters. You just want to shake her and tell her to pull herself together and to get some help.
Whereas, Theo, an optimist, is drawn to Effie and is set on helping her change her mindset and make the changes to her life that she desperately needs, including loving herself, whilst shielding her from a secret of his own. A secret that could tear them apart.
This book took me on a rollercoaster of emotions from laughing and crying to getting mad. The real and raw internalised thoughts that negatively consume Effie are relatable and raises topics which some might find uncomfortable, but they’re handled sensitively.
The author really takes the reader on Effie’s journey, with the use of her carefully crafted and manipulated writing, depicting the monumental moments perfectly. Your opinions of Effie change for the better and you can’t help but feel for her and become her cheerleader.
A heart-warming love story that will stay with you, when the tears have dried.