However unrealistic it may be, I absolutely loved it and was so happy that Sam talked about it as much as she did. I really can’t tell you how much I loved the description of this place and these people! The room was detailed so perfectly that I could picture myself standing there, breathing in the poetry on the walls, looking at the mismatched furniture, standing on the stage and looking out. Now we have to talk about the best part – the Poet’s Corner.

They genuinely seemed to care about Sam as a person and by the end were almost looking out for her – which was unexpected but a nice addition. They also had depth to them – well, maybe not Kaitlyn, but the rest certainly did. It’s not often I actually like main characters, but I really loved Sam and was happy to have her as the protagonist.Īs for her friends, what I liked was that despite being the popular, spiteful it-girls, they all had a personality and didn’t just blend together as a mess of insults and bleach blonde hair. But she had a great redemption arc, and very quickly I grew to like her. At the start of the book I was convinced I was going to hate her, as she was just as bad as her friends with the bullying, teasing, and looking down on other people. I found her point of view so relatable, and actually realized we think in very similar ways, so this made her easy to like and sympathize with. Caroline introduces her to a secret group and room called the Poet’s Corner, and this is where the story kicks off.įirstly, let me talk about Sam as a character. Then she meets a girl named Caroline, who is completely different from any of her friends – she doesn’t wear makeup and doesn’t seem to care what people think of her. She is part of the most popular clique at school, and whilst enjoys hanging with boys and going to parties and concerts, has to keep her disorder a secret, as she knows her judgemental friends would drop her from the group in seconds.

Our main character is a girl named Sam who was diagnosed with OCD at the age of eleven.

I’m definitely going to be gushing today, but I just have so much to say! This book was honestly so brilliant – here’s why. I’m writing this post the day I finished the book and OH MY GOSH. This post is going to be a long one, so let’s jump right in! Today’s post is going to be another book review – and that will be Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone. It’s been raining non-stop today so I’ve been snuggled in bed reading for the last few hours… sounds perfect to me 👍

Every last word book review