Everything I Never Told You

"Heard different perspectives on this book so it took me awhile to read. I'm so glad I did. Very beautiful yet heartbreaking book. I also read Little Fires Everywhere and they reminded me of eachother. "

"Good, not great."

"This was a sad story of a family who loses their daughter to an apparent suicide. Unrealistic expectations, misunderstandings and missed opportunities haunt this family as they realize there is no way to undo what has happened. How do you put the family back together and move on??"

"Well, I just finished it and ngl I thought I could've finished it one day.. I didn't, for a couple of reasons. This was my first "adult fiction" and tbh I could see and feel the difference. It wasn't necessarily harder to read or understand but I def noticed that I had to use my brain power lol. Like, I would need to reread it to grasp the flow of the storyline but I understood it nonetheless. <br/>Overall I would give this a 4.5/5 stars. It was amazing. Because I read the majority of the book in public, I had to set it down multiple times because I didn't want everyone to see me cry. LOL. <br/>I saw that many people rated it lower because they couldn't connect with the characters or didn't relate to the storyline. It is based on an Asian American family so I definitely related to it a lot. I felt so much for the children, esp Nath which I felt like I teared up whenever his scenes came up. I hated the parents so much because of how they handled everything, yet I can't blame them entirely because people handle stress and grief differently. They also reminded me of my parents and I thought about this quote on tiktok, "it is our parent's first time living too". I just can't.<br/>To the majority of the parents out there (esp immigrants), thank you for your sacrifices. I know you think you know what is best for us, but please take the time to talk to us and truly ask us how we feel.<br/>I really appreciate Celeste in exploring this sensitive and intricate topic. I was def captivated by her writing style and it all goes to show how one decision affects the lives of so many. <br/>Although I do blame the mother for playing a major role in causing Lydia to do what she did, I can't blame her entirely because it was just everything. Wrong place, wrong time, environment... everything. <br/>It could've been an easy 5 stars until the ending happened. I just expected more. Maybe a last thought or sentence from Lydia would've ended it amazingly. <br/>AND i want another book to explore Nath and Jack's...ordeal ;))"

"3.5/5"

"April 6"

"made me cry"

"heartbreaking. perfectly captures complicated family dynamics, i couldn’t put it down and i cried the whole time. love love loved it. "

"Loved "

"loved the intensity and heart among all the characters, truly felt like I was living in the book"