I was almost scared to read this book because of how long it is. I forgot how good a book can be when the author takes their time. It was like watching a movie in my head. Chbosky took their time laying our the story, the environment and the characters. I fell in love with and fully immersed myself in Kate and Christopher’s story. I started off rooting for them! The build up was beautiful and the conclusion, although unexpected, was nice. I liked all the surrounding characters and fell in love with them too. I was not expecting the book to take the

biblical and “good vs. evil”

path it did, but I stuck with it and was satisfied with how it was resolved given how much buildup there was. It did kind of drag towards the last two sections and I struggled to get to the end. While I don’t dislike the ending, this book is a victim of the phenomenon of the author building up a big, bad villain then having to dig their way out of the hole and find a way to destroy the nearly indestructible monster they created. But I enjoyed the journey so I think it was a great read!