Depressing yet heartwarming. I never thought I'd be fallin in love with this book. This book seems to teach us that communication is the key to a healthy relationship. It's not just one person giving and the other always receiving, but both parties must give to each other. And I don't know why I can understand Briana and Jacob so well. They just need to be understood and understand themselves. Stop blaming themselves and start loving themselves.

Briana and Jacob deserve all the good things in this world.

This book has quite a heavy topic, in fact, I'd say it's very heavy, as it contains anxiety, depression, and infidelity. However, Abby manages to package it into a sweet, funny, and heartwarming story. So, for anyone who wants to read this book, I suggest making sure you are in good condition.

Last but not least, fuck you cheaters, especially Nick and Kelly.

Oh! I love the letters things, it's verry sweeeeeeeet. I hope I had one. Xoxo.

I'M KICKING MY FEET IN THE AIR.

I really love this book. Not only the story, but everything in it. This is Ann Liang's second book I've read, but I didn't expect it to be this good. It exceeded my expectations, and I think it was the one that made me fall in love with her writing, her cute and adorable story.

This love story that started from a fake dating thing actually left an impression on me. Not just a cliche story, nor a cringe one, but from this book I can feel the warmth given by both Eliza's family and Caz's family (even though their families are always busy especially Caz's). Knowing how they open up, and interact with each other makes my heart melt, and I really love it. I couldn't even hold back my smile.

And of courseeeeee, you will never find any guy like Caz Song. Like a drama character who makes everyone's hearts flutter, without exception, for no particular reason, including mine. Even when he expresses his feelings, it feels so perfect. Even though I know there's probably no one like Caz in real life, I can't help but imagine him. He's the real picture perfect.

One thing that was a little annoying was Eliza's fear and insecurity. But, I can't blame her completely, considering that not everyone can handle the hardships of living abroad for a long time easily. But other than that, I really enjoyed this book. It might become one of my favorite Ann Liang's books, or maybe I might even worship it.

“Memikirkan mati jauh lebih mudah ketimbang memikirkan hidup, kematian terlihat lebih memikat hati ketimbang kehidupan.”

Satu lagi buku dengan judul dan cover yang berbanding terbalik dengan isinya. Jika dilihat sekilas, buku ini memberikan kesan sebuah buku fiksi fantasi akan kehidupan seseorang. Tapi, jauh di dalamnya buku ini justru mengangkat isu yang cukup berat dan padat.

Awal baca buku ini, rasanya biasa-biasa saja. Cukup terkesan ringan, apalagi terjemahannya juga mudah untuk dibaca, asyik. Jauh dari dugaan jika buku ini memiliki lubang hitam yang dalam akan sebuah trauma.

Mendapatkan undian untuk kembali hidup menjadi seseorang bernama Makoto Kobayashi, sang arwah menjalani hidup homestay-nya dengan biasa-biasa saja. Tapi, siapa sangka jika akhirnya akan demikian?

Jujur, buku ini cukup menghantamku yang sedang merasa burn out, ingin menyerah, lelah luar biasa. Karena di buku ini aku seolah diingatkan bahwa, masih ada dan akan selalu ada orang-orang yang menungguku, menunggu kita untuk terus kembali menajalani kehidupan. Orang-orang terdekat, orang-orang tersayang. Ini bukan sekadar buku fiksi fantasi, tapi buku ini memiliki magis yang memikat untukku, buku yang dengan sempurna membuat aku merasa hangat, sekaligus ingin menangis.

Ingin aku ucap terima kasih sebanyak-banyaknya untuk penulis. Karena secara tidak langsung, buku ini telah menyelamatkan satu lagi manusia untuk terus melangkah.

“Hiduplah secara kuat.”

Seperti kutipan yang aku membekas dari buku ini, mari kita hidup secara kuat, satu hari lagi dan seterusnya meskipun hidup tak selalu mudah, tapi akan selalu ada beragam warna di dalamnya.

Warna yang indah. Warna yang buruk. Warna yang cerah. Dan warna yang gelap.

4.5⭐ untuk Makoto dan seluruh keluarga serta teman-temannya.