That's Not What Happened

more disturbing than I thought it would be. It really dived into the horrors of surviving a school shooting. It does go into detail of the event which is going to give me nightmares tonight but I liked how much detail it went into!
Truly a disturbing read and it makes my heart hurt for all victims who have been killed and had their life cut short while at a place they felt safe at.

I didn't like some characters, they kind of took me out of the story a bit. I didn't like all the coincidences, it just wasn't realistic. I didn't like the romance but I loved the asexual rep!

“But I think it'll be okay. We'll both be okay.We've survived worse, after all.”

This book had great potential and I went into this with an idea of how I wanted it to be, perhaps I shouldn't have done that.

I would've loved if the survivors guilt and the actual grief was further explored because I feel like it wasn't focused on enough, or in a way that made me feel something.

What did make me feel something was Denny and the essay that he had written. I would've loved more from his perspective.

I felt like Lee pressured people into writing letters about their traumatic experience with the shooting and that didn't sit well with me. I understand she was ready but it didn't mean that everyone else had to be too.

The things I didn't like aside, I enjoyed the characters and the journeys that this story brought me on with them. Denny was such a funny character and I loved him immediately.

Coach Nolan, you deserved better.

3.25