So, I've read so many comments and reviews along the lines of "I feel like I just went through a breakup." And I can see why this would be a thing, but it isn't for me because despite having fallen for many boys in my short teenage life so far, I've never fallen in love.
Reading this, though, I think I began to realize a bit more about what love means. Or, at least, love in this case.
After dinner I grabbed this book and my coffee and I haven't moved since. It isn't even because the pages had cliff-hangers or anything, but because I was so stuck in this story. I felt so much pain for Min and love for Al. (Honestly, I also wanted to punch Ed in the throat, but that's another matter all together.)These characters were relatable. The author didn't romanticize how shitty it is to be a teenager- to not fit in, to feel like shit for no reason, not understanding but desperately wanting too, or understanding and wishing you didn't.
I don't do reviews, which is obvious by this endless babble, but I just had to say something because this story, this intense world Min lives in, is one I won't forget. I can already tell. I picked this book up thinking nothing of it, and now I can't breathe. It's beautiful and heart-breaking and so fucking real. Just, if you haven't read it, please do.