Because of this, and out of respect, I won't go too much into why I think this book doesn't work. It's very clearly an important story, and will be for a lot of other people. But I did find this to be disappointing. It's definitely more thematic than plot- or character-centred, but the thing about writing something that is solely thematic, is that it's often done by people who are much older, and that's simply because you need time and life experience to truly understand what you're talking about. The author's experiences are valid, and there's some important messages here. But it's clear that she, and the characters, are not old enough to really begin to try and talk about what it is they're trying to talk about. The outcome is forced, choppy dialogue with characters who are far too self-aware, articulate, and philosophical, and don't feel their age at all.

Sam is the main protagonist of this story. He is a teenager who finds himself trapped in an illness that weakens him more and more every day, but he does his best to stay afloat. His character is characterized by being sentimental, awkward and genuine. During his days in the hospital, he met his first love, who was also named Sam, but that special person committed suicide. However, Sam is not alone, by his side he has his best friends, Sony, Neo and Coeur.Fresh air, huh?” Eric scowls, unconvinced. “Did you forget we have an entire floor dedicated to that?” He’s referring to the garden on the sixth floor.

Five teenagers live in a hospital due to their terminal diseases and try their best to live their lives as best they can. Through the novel the narrator, Sam, we get to see what life is like for these teens and how they grapple with life with their diseases while still trying their best to be normal kids. We see them experience the ups and downs of living the lives they were given and how they make the best of them, even in the worst of times. of their smile. Passing an old landmark. Laughing at a joke they would've laughed at. You lose them infinitely. The gray cowers, strands of color carried by the river’s breeze. Did the sun descend to Earth and decide to spend a day among its subjects? Where were you?” Eric asks. His under-eye bags and dark hair match in color, his arms crossed on his chest. He’s worried about us, otherwise, he wouldn’t have made the trip all the way down here to wrangle us home. I am not a hater nor am I a fan of the author—I actually have no idea who they are. I’m just here to say how I felt about a book I’d heard a lot about and was pretty excited to read.

Neo is a writer, a bitter poet. Unlike Sony, he is silent, and unlike C, he is remorseless. His spine is fragile, but his words make up for it. He’s bony and short, so small we call him Baby, although, for a baby, he sure has a temper. I’m fairly certain he’s never worn a smile in his life. I’ve known him the longest, and though he’s scowly and mean, it’s all a mask, his protection. He’s also the smartest person I know—observant, creative, resilient—the one who plans and records our great feats of thievery. He claims that Sony and I are extroverts who’ve kidnapped him and coerced him into being our friend, but I know he secretly enjoys the company. Hospitals are lonely until you find your people. Lancali didn’t make Sam genderfluid to represent the trans community. She made Sam genderfluid for her cheap plot twist. Our floor’s most notorious jailer (nurse), Eric, has a keen sense of timing. He raises a brow at Sony’s tone, his foot tapping away at the ground. His bullshit detector is a honed weapon, and when he gets mad, I wouldn’t wish his wrath upon actual prisoners. C’mon, C.” Sony puts her hands on her hips. “What would we be without irony but boring clichés, yeah?” last character to join the friend group is hikari, and i personally felt indifferent about her. i just loved neo, coeur and sony so much like they genuinely melted my heart but with hikari and sam you basically get the gist of their relationship from the title. the entire time sam is very reluctant to believe in hope as their past has traumatized them.

Unravel the mystery of second chances in The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning by Max Charming. Follow Madelyn Jent's transformative journey through love, loss, and rebirth in this captivating romance novel. if i had to write a review for this book to sum up my words and the praise for it, i'd fail. maybe someday i'll be able to write down coherent thoughts but for now, my love of prose and tragedies has been fed and reading this made me cry 4 times: a new record. Sam’s androgyny and ambiguity did not exist for genderfluid representation. It existed for the end-of-the-book plot twist when we find out Sam isn’t quite real. Sony sniffles dry air and wipes at tears that haven’t fallen. “We just wanted to go to the roof like old times, rebel a little,” she says, shrugging her shoulders, laughing at herself. “I don’t know what I’ll do if he doesn’t make it. He’s such a good soul. He lost his parents in a fire, you know, and his puppy! I—”

Narrator-Sam’s first love was Real-Sam, a boy they watched grow. Emphasis on “watched grow”. Narrator-Sam was THERE (not physically yet, but consciously watching) when Real-Sam was born, and then watched Real-Sam age and grow, eventually creating their physical form so they could get to know Real-Sam. (Narrator-Sam is called Sam because Real-Sam told them to share his name… which is just super super weird to me. AND it says that Narrator-Sam modeled themself off of Real-Sam. That’s also weird.) Not when there’s a storm between your ribs.” Neo taps the scars of blood vessels climbing C’s collarbones. “Your veins brew lightning. It’s trying to escape.” The author has a unique and engaging writing style that is easy to understand. He uses a first-person point of view where the characters narrate the story from their perspectives. The author is able to convey the expressions and feelings to the readers in a vivid way where the readers can feel the tension in every scene, thus creating an atmosphere of connection so that the readers can more easily get into the story.

third. did i mention, the mc has such a huuuge savior complex and it rlly made me hate her even more. Now, when they go home, they don’t go home for long. Disease is greedy. It takes pieces of you until you no longer recognize yourself, and Neo, C, and Sony don’t recognize themselves outside this place anymore. Sometimes the characters would say normal things, and for a moment my hopes would increase, but I would immediately deflate when someone spoke in poetry again. For being young adults, they were overly philosophical. They’re simply too young to be speaking they way they are; they don’t have the life experience for the type of things they say. On the other hand, they were also all incredibly childish, though I can sort of understand that part — they’re teenagers whose childhoods have been taken from them. I get it, but their childishness juxtaposed against their apparent proclivity for philosophy didn’t quite match. If you read all of this, thank you. I know I can get pretty heated when I’m passionate about something, so I hope this review doesn’t contain much of my rage. I know some squeaked their way in, but again, I have a hard time toning down strong feelings.The writing style itself is beautiful and flows so smoothly that I fell in love with every part of the book.