REVIEW:

As far as her friends are concerned, Autumn Collins is just like everyone else. But she’s not. Autumn has spent years hiding her struggle with anxiety and depression, fearing the rejection telling her friends might bring. Now she finally feels like it’s not a big deal, like she’s a normal girl going camping with her friends. But everything goes wrong when she’s trapped in a library over the weekend. 

I really enjoyed this book. It’s not five or even four star level, but it’s good. Don’t be turned off too much by the three stars! 

There were several things I liked about this book. I really liked the main character! This is a Young Adult book so the main character is a teenager, which makes it a lot easier to relate to her rather than the thirty-year-old main characters in most romance novels. I thought she was smart, and she made some smart decisions that I honestly didn’t think she was going to have the sense to do. Not to give too many spoilers, but at one point Autumn realizes she doesn’t like someone as much as she thought she did, and decides to end things. I really respected her for coming to that conclusion on her own and acting on it! 

Really the only reason this book is only three stars is because I just didn’t feel as deeply about the whole thing as some other Kasie West books. The romance was cute, and I appreciated that it was completely clean, but I also didn’t feel like I would be devastated if the characters didn’t end up together. It had some funny bits, but not as funny or as often as in Love, Life, and the List, also by Kasie West. So while there was nothing wrong with it, for some reason I didn’t care quite as much. Don’t get me wrong though, this is a very good book and deserves its three stars!

WARNINGS:

Kissing // Descriptive injuries from car crash

TAKEAWAYS:

My main takeaway from this book was that true friends should and will value and care about you even through your struggles and difficulties. 

 Reviewed by: Amara Ader