Highkey pissed me off a lot, but had some cute strong moments! Unfortunately not enough of them to make me like this book :(( the characters and decisions made were very frustrating, and rather than enjoying the silly and lovable stupidity I usually welcome in YA romance, I found myself feeling angry and tired more often than I was giggling and kicking my feet. I think it had a lot of potential because I loved some of the scenes (I even cried a little at one point LOL) but the overarching plot and how things played out was just not for me ://

finished this on the drive on the way to class because my audiobook hold was literally 30 minutes away from expiring. The last couple of chapters had me sobbing out of nowhere. This has been such an incredibly raw, honest, heartbreaking experience and all I could feel in the end was just an immense amount of gratefulness and pride for jennette on her healing journey. I'm Glad My Mom Died has been eye-opening on so many levels, and one of the things that really struck me the most was how painfully honest she was on her tumultuous relationship with food. it's one thing to be aware that ED exists, to know its symptoms, and how it can manifest externally. but being inside jennette's head? Hearing her recount specific instances of how these thoughts have impacted these little moments in her life? how it all started in her childhood and how it weighs on her later on?

how she is able to take us through so much through the many years of her life in this short book had me in awe, and being able to even feel a fraction of the emotional journey with her has been so incredible. i am so thankful this book exists. the cherry on top was her incredible narration of the audiobook, as if her words could not have gotten any realer, hearing her recount these experiences, taking ownership of her own experiences, and finally being able to control her own narrative with her own voice was such a punch to the gut. this will be living inside my brain for a while.