Yolk
Ratings54
Average rating3.9
Well. It had the promise to be great but fell short for me (lol, ‘fall', like the characters on the cover). This book maybe could've gotten a (at least slightly) higher star rating if I hadn't had high expectations going into it.
The story is interesting, though I felt a pretty major aspect was not explored as much as it should have been. Like, how is it only in the last two pages that the real consequences of their medical records essentially getting switched is brought up??? And so casually too - the mom was not shocked, because she knew of someone who had to do the same for ACL surgery. That feels a little different from June and Jayne's situation! Like, if Jayne has kids, will they just forever have June as their mom on the birth certificate? Is that not going to cause issues throughout the children's lives???
I liked the writing in some parts. But then in others, I was confused and/or annoyed by it - and I can admit, the confusion may be entirely my own fault - and others still that were sort of ruined for me by this inconsistency. There were paragraphs that possibly in another context I would have liked, but as it was surrounded by bits I felt were not written as well, it just felt like they were trying to be deep but failing.
For example, the sentence that got me to start a note on my phone about this book to keep track of some of the things I found confusing:
To me, Lady Liberty's like the moon, the way she can look bigger even from the same spot.
This one broke me. Taking off one star purely because it's open-ended and I hate loose ends. Otherwise it's a beautiful portrait of the human condition and human relations. It tells us that no matter how broken one might be, there's always hope and we can mend.
You know, sometimes there are books that you put down for some random reason. But when you pick them back up again after months - it's like you've never even left?
There's a lot to go over with this one, but I did enjoy it. Cancer, eating disorders..
At first I didn't love it because, frankly, I don't generally enjoy the “New York” thing and the characters weren't relatable to me at all, but then I found out I was hooked watching this young girl be so damn unhappy.
Would recommend.
Finished Jan 18
Review Jan 26
4.5
I loved it. I can relate since I have a small risk of the similar cancer June has. Erupt ending though. I want to know more and what happens. Maybe that's on a purpose? It does have trigger warnings. It didn't bother me but be mindful if you want to read this. I would recommend this book
