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Mar 21, 2018hannmsha rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
My brain and emotions are effectively scrambled. I finished this book in the bathtub, shed some tears, made some emotional noises, and proceeded to take a shower. I had some sort of crisis during that shower. I didn't cry again but I sure as heck felt a lot of emotions. This is a book I needed. I feel like I've always needed it. I don't know if I read this book at the exact right time in my life, but I read at a damn good time in my life for what it delivered. I loved the writing. It's very simple, but it's intelligent, it flows and is so quotable. The quotes are not pretentious like you might expect, they are beautiful, they are poetry. The writing is very philosophical. This could be a fault, but to me, it's not. It's how I think, day in and day out. I identify a lot with the writing, and with the character of Aza. Speaking of... I loved the characters. I guess you could say they were borderline cliché, and Daisy might have been a tad too eccentric, but you know what? I don't care! I love them! They're so human, so raw and real. They have imperfections, physically, mentally, emotionally. I have to take a moment to appreciate the character descriptions; their physical descriptions are by and large a nonentity. It was so refreshing to have that, especially in a YA novel. Anyways. I love Daisy and Aza's relationship. I love their struggles with each other and how they deal with it and grow. I love it so much. I love Davis' role in the book, in Aza's life, even if it is admittedly small. I don't really care about the storyline, and the thing is you don't have to. I care for Aza, and in the end, that's what matters. Speaking of ends, I love love love the ending. It's exactly what I needed. Anything else would have felt wrong. That's all I got. Gosh. Like I said, my brain and emotions are scrambled ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Happy Reading, Folks!