**spoiler alert** 4.5 loved it (well, most of it) the narration actually put me in the slow mood that the mc was describing. She felt way too relatabl**spoiler alert** 4.5 loved it (well, most of it) the narration actually put me in the slow mood that the mc was describing. She felt way too relatable at times, her descriptions of the relationships with reva and trevor felt so authentic and honest. I was obsessed with the fully uncensored thoughts and the fact that the narrator was nameless made it so easy to feel what she felt. The only thing I didn’t like was the ending, it was rushed and invalidated basically the whole book. Like be for real, she had a bad trip after the last pill of infermiterol and suddenly her depression and a whole previously established personality disappeared? Besides that I adored every single part of it. Maybe it’s my nihilistic, cynical teenage mindset and my views will change in a few years but for now it’s one of my favourites...more
eve is just extraordinary. The way she writes and narrates her works is absolutely captivating. She’s given us 9 beautiful stories varying from funny eve is just extraordinary. The way she writes and narrates her works is absolutely captivating. She’s given us 9 beautiful stories varying from funny to complete heartbreaking (like “free Tibet�), each one having some sort of deeper meaning. Most of them were relatable in one aspect or another (some even too relatable like “jealousy�) because they touched on feelings many of us have to face on a daily basis. Eve was incredibly honest and uncensored in her description of the events, it made the book enthralling. Her narration was so vivid, sometimes I swear I could feel the rays of the Californian sun emanating through the book. It might have something to do with the fact they’re, as the author describes them, “autobiographical sketches� which makes the whole thing even more interesting. I think this book came to me at the perfect time. Eve describes maturing and the descent into adulthood while showing you can simultaneously still be just a girl, wild and having fun. To sum it up, I think nothing catches the essence of the book than another users review of “black swans�:
“a book for hot girls about a hot girl doing hot girl things�...more
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