Books

I felt the writing style was good and I enjoyed the book however I was a bit disappointed in the ending. I felt bad for Sam throughout the whole story; he has so much trauma, clearly low self-esteem, and had to watch his best friend with the girl he loved. Marx’s death, while beautifully written, was a convenient plot twist to get him out of the picture. It felt like the story was setting up for Sam and Sadie to finally be together, and I must admit, I was disappointed when that never came to be. The character that annoyed me the most was Sadie. She was so mean to Sam: always angry at him, unempathetic, and ignoring him when he tried to reach out. Her way of “redeeming” herself by coming to his grandfather’s funeral was literally the bare minimum of friendship.