other than all of that, almost all the characters were vanilla and boring and done before. i almost dnf’d, but I’ve dnf’d three books in my life, and i tried not to give up on this one. i also don’t understand how aaron knew the whole time but acted like he didn’t? that was meant to be a plot twist but it was just stupid because no one ever did anything about that information. it didn’t make any sort of sense😭

NINE DAYS | Joelina Falk NINE DAYS | Joelina Falk

yeah i get it your mom wants you to die so you do want to die but is that really good enough to kill yourself. sorry for being insensitive to this but i think the author was just milking it atp such a depressing book and with my seasonal depression at this time of the year, this book was not good for my mental health also the writing style was too immature for me and the characters were too childish for me, like the female mc was so selfish This is somehow both a very good and accurate representation of depression and being suicidal, and a horrible way to deal with a suicidal person. the fmc’s personality changed almost drastically in between. i thought her outlook would change steadily, slowly, so readers could follow along without getting confused, but it didn’t.I actually cried with certain bits and especially with Collins sister and when he explained about his brother omg my heart couldn’t handle it and when he was reading Lilly’s journal my heart broke .. But in my opinion, the whole story stays on the surface...no iceberg that has so much more you can't see right away. I was hooked at the beginning but the book lost me inbetween. I thought so too. Thought maybe...just maybe, this might be a 5⭐ read if it just gets a little bit deeper, digs deeper into Lily and Colin.

Nine Days by Joelina Falk | The StoryGraph

Depression isn’t cute, and neither are suicidal thoughts. Research is a thing, and so is respect about the subject matter. In Lily’s world, everything makes as much sense as breathing underwater. Yet, as she is preparing her goodbyes, Lily makes one little mistake.So let me tell you why: how the book started caught my interest. I liked Lily from the start. The way the book showed her depression felt real and well transported. She got into my feels, I wanted to hug her and I could understand where she was coming from despite having a different view on things. I also enjoyed her first interaction with Colin. literally aaron is also such a weird character. like how are all of them static characters with such a flux-y plot ??? bffr joelina falk