Willow

this book was so bad, i almost can't believe it. i don't know why i continue to pick up self harm books when i'm consistently disappointed.

diving right into it, without the problematic parts of this book, the writing and plotting is very immature. there isn't much of a plot at all, which i normally like character driven books, but the main character, willow, is the actual worst. this book tries to deal with depression, but the author just portrays it as one drawn out whine fest. willow is always moping and whining in the most obnoxious way. the writing is weird and very overdramatic, and it very much sounds like the writing of a young teenage girl. this book almost feels like a wattpad book in not only how annoying the writing is, but also in that the book feels disconnected in that every chapter has a drama point that doesn't have much significance.

also, can we talk about the character of guy? he is so creepy in just about every way. he carries around a condom from the second time he met her because he wanted to fuck her at some point and he forces her to cut herself in front of him. i don't know if the author was trying to make him “swoon-worthy” or whatever but it completely failed. honestly, thinking about him makes my skin crawl.

overall, this book felt like the author trying to make a book about self harm but having zero idea what she was talking about, and i'm honestly offended this book exists.