Let’s start with them. I hated the way their relationship began. I didn’t like the way C kept pestering Neo when Neo clearly wanted to be alone. I didn’t like the way Neo was just super rude to him (and to everyone for that matter. I honestly didn’t like Neo). Hospitals are bland, tasteless places. But even if I do not dream as I used to, there is no more thrilling company than the company of thieves. Neo does as he’s bid, writing in the notebook, 4:07 p.m.: The idiot has successfully conned a boob looker into giving her free cigarettes.

of their smile. Passing an old landmark. Laughing at a joke they would've laughed at. You lose them infinitely. Funny how memory works, isn't it? You remember what is strange more than what is normal. The normal days blend together, but the in between moments stand out." of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars I Fell in Love with Hope by Lancali.

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Sometimes the characters would say normal things, and for a moment my hopes would increase, but I would immediately deflate when someone spoke in poetry again. For being young adults, they were overly philosophical. They’re simply too young to be speaking they way they are; they don’t have the life experience for the type of things they say. On the other hand, they were also all incredibly childish, though I can sort of understand that part — they’re teenagers whose childhoods have been taken from them. I get it, but their childishness juxtaposed against their apparent proclivity for philosophy didn’t quite match. He points at Neo—“You have surgery tomorrow”—and to C—“and you have an echo appointment”—then to Sony—“and you aren’t even supposed to be out of bed. Now get upstairs!” Lancali tells the story of a group of teens who are doing their best to cheat death— but even the bravest know it is inescapable. And so, the story focuses on friendship and love, and follows these beloved characters throughout their adventures, up until their final one. Can they leave their legacy behind?

That is two instances of the author blatantly romanticizing suicidal tendencies, using their illnesses as a springboard into it. We should just steal everything, Sony said. Even with a low-burning flame, she was brave. Let’s steal everything we can before we go. We spent our whole lives together pretending, but if you pretend for too long, reality reminds you one way or another that it doesn't like being insulted”That’s why we came up here, right?” C piles on. “We said we’d plan it today. Our great escape from the hospital.” Neo glances his way. The possibility of today, but grander, stirs between us. C shrugs. “What’s stopping us?” Coeur and his love for music <3 I saw myself in him on that front. I can't really live without music either, and it's such a great way to clear your head. There is so much I want to say about him, yet so little actually comes into coherent thoughts. Life is made of so many goodbyes welded together. So dread the endings. Cry and rage and curse them. Just don't forget to cherish the beginnings and all that comes in between.” Here we are. You’re not supposed to come up here, but sometimes the kids like to…” Eric’s voice startles us. C nearly breaks his bottle by stepping on it, while Neo and I toss our cigarettes so fast we almost set each other’s hands on fire.

I'm just a skull in the cup of her palm, so what does it really matter if I fly too close to the sun?” WOW. The way his victimhood is pitted against his illness is awful. It’s framed as though those two things can’t coexist, which isn’t true. So Neo’s abuse being dismissed in favor of demonizing his illness absolutely does not sit well with me. Obviously illnesses are bad and are not fun, but again, it’s the fact that it’s used to overlook his abuse that’s incredibly dangerous.

All in all, this book was simply not for me. The writing style was overbearing, the characters were flat, and there wasn’t a plot I could get hooked on to. Lancali didn’t make Sam genderfluid to represent the trans community. She made Sam genderfluid for her cheap plot twist. I Fell in Love with Hope is delightful, honest and straightforward. I have never read a book like this. It held me hard, making me finish reading it. It is a beautiful, heartbreaking and thought-provoking book. In my opinion this is one kind of an eternal story and I will cherish it with everything.