i absolutely loved the message this book delivered. the writing is so beautiful and i loved how poetic it was.

3.5 stars.
I WANTED MORE! That's all I can say. I wanted to see Emilie embrace and love her disability a little more but that wasn't the case. I felt as though it was "safe" when it came with this topic. Emilie at times acted like a toddler towards her mom and her friends. I just wished she gave them a chance , espically Chatham. I barely saw any interaction between them and at the end everything is mostly solved and it's doesn't feel realistic enough. I wished there were more but l enjoyed this read.

3.5*

This is such a heartfelt and beautiful book. There were quite a few tough topics handled in this book, but McCall Hoyle did such a wonderful job of showing that these adversities could be overcome. I really felt for Emilie and her struggles. Also, I LOVED HITCH SO MUCH!!!! Sorry. I have a sweet spot for wonderful dogs in books. One of my favorites of the year so far!

(I read the arc, not a finished copy)
Good writing, good character development :)
Would love to pick up a finished copy and see how a little editing can change the writing.

Half way through and so bored

Listened via Hoopla audio.
I’d give this book more of a 2.75. I feel like I learned a little bit about epilepsy but I never really likes the main characters decisions and attitude. I thought her worldview was very Narrow and self-centered on her and her world, which can be true for teenagers. She thought that everybody had a normal perfect beautiful life and only a few times that you actually realize that it might be to the contrary. The dog was almost a cartoon character with the descriptions of his expressive eyebrows and looks

Actual rating: Somewhere between 4.25-4.5 stars

Woah.

I was not expecting to read this whatsoever. It was an Advanced Reader Copy that was sitting in the lunch room of the Christian Bookstore I work at. I started to read the back of the book for hints of the genre and what it is about.
I read the first chapter.
I had to keep going.

This book is very realistic.
I cannot say that on behalf of a teenager that suffers from epilepsy, but as someone who went through a season of frequent anxiety attacks, this kind of hits home in a way.

I felt like could relate to Emilie Day.

I will now get onto my regular PROs and CONs routine!

PROs:
- Again, I could relate to the protagonist in a way
- Also again, this book was realistic! Emilie didn't face her fear straight away. She wasn't able to be open straight away, but she wanted to be a normal teenager. The pressure that she faced was very realistic for a teenager.
- I really did like that there was more to her than her epilepsy. She loves literature! I loved all the literary references in here! It added so much to the story! SO MUCH!
- I liked all the side characters as well!! Especially Ayla and HITCH :)

CONs:
- This does feature a trope I'm not a fan of, and that is the meeting of the love interest almost straight away. I'm not saying this was instalove, but from chapter 1 or chapter 2 he's already there. I would have liked to learn more about Emilie before he was in the picture (although I love Chatham)
- I do feel like the book could have been longer. I'm kind of sad to say goodbye to these characters :,(

Overall, this is definitely a book worth reading! If you're looking for a diverse book to do with disability, this one has to go on your TBR ;)

i really liked this book! super well written and easy to read