I feel it could have been written better, more exciting, more ‘ah, that was a nice read’ kind of thing. I have to like a character (most of the time) to actually enjoy the book otherwise I will be spending every moment hating the book, thanks to the character.

I don't know why she made the choice to spend the majority of the first chapter in a flashback instead of just starting with those scenes.

Disabled people are often viewed as one of two extremes, inspiration porn full of toxic positivity that can't be stopped by anything, and helpless children that can't do anything. We got to know her bedroom and her aesthetic more than we got to know her as a person, and that just rubs me the wrong way. I want to make clear that this comment isn’t intended to be an insult toward Abbie herself, as I know she was the one who actually wrote those poems. While I was okay with this on its own, I disliked how that meant that Weston decided to be just as careless and stupid as possible, just without legs.

But when her grandparents place an ad in the local newspaper looking for a typist to help Tessa continue writing and blogging, an unlikely answer knocks at their door: Weston Ludovico, a boy her age with bright eyes, an optimistic smile…and no legs.Sometimes it works out (like in the Hunger Games) and sometimes it doesn't - most of the time it doesn't. Weston’s story was an incredible opportunity for me to explore the emotional journey of getting back up when life knocks you down. When Tessa's grandparents place an ad for someone to come and help Tessa maintain her poetry blog while she is without her sight, amputee Weston decides that he just might be the right person for the job. But Weston’s journey was what really made this a one-star read for me, and so I’m going to spend the rest of this review focusing on him.

I absolutely adored this book and will purchase a copy for my classroom library when it is published. And because she can’t see him, she treats him with contempt — screaming at him to get out of her house and never come back.

I didn't connect with Tessa at all, and I'm sure that's part of the reason the book fell so flat for me.