![]() ![]() I was scared to read this because I have lost multiple of my friends because of different reasons and was terrified of getting emotional. This isn't a romance story but a story about falling apart and losing your best friend. But overall I think this is a book that everyone would be able to relate to and one that offers a lot of insight into the pain of friendship breakups, but also how to go forward from that, especially after losing a relationship as long lasting and strong as Layla and Cleo's. It's a very character driven story and the plot didn't really come in until the last third or so of the book so there was a point where I wanted the story to be tightened up a little bit. I do think that the middle of this dragged a bit. There was a cute romance added, but the real focus was the platonic relationship and the difficulties of loss. I enjoyed that the story alternated between then and now portions to give a fully rounded look at the story. Bullying was a prevalent topic and I felt like it was realistic, especially regarding the danger of rumour spreading. Friendships end for all sorts of reasons and it's a really hard loss and I think this book covered it tremendously well. You got to see a lot of development, growth, and healing from the main character. It offered just the right amount of reconciliation that I hoped for. I've said it pretty much every time I talk about wanting to read this book, but the loss of friendship is something so prevalent in all stages of life and it's a topic I wish was covered more. ![]()
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