CW: mentions of suicide

I have a lot of feelings about this book. I think it's a brilliant concept, and while I absolutely adore this book, I wish there were more thought-provoking discussions about suicide. In some parts I feel like it dismisses a lot of feelings people have when they're suicidal. Like this quote straight from the book - "She realized that she hadn't tried to end her life because she was miserable, but because she had managed to convince herself that there was no way out of her misery" because yes, depression can bring on these types of thoughts, so what? I appreciate that Matt Haig is working towards destigmatizing mental health, but a book of Instagram quotes and vague lessons is not the way to approach the topic.

Despite this, I enjoyed the journey very much, it's the first book I've binge-read in FOREVER. Props to Haig.