ashley woodfolk when you were everything

I did enjoy it overall, but there were moments where I didn't care as much as I did in other moments *shrugs* I expected as much from the blurb and didn't mark it down for that (can't really punish a book for doing what it promised on the cover). It also reminded me how glad I am to be out of high school o.o (not that I needed reminding *ahem*) It does read like it's perfect for a younger audience, entirely because there's a LOT of teen drama and 'you ruined my life!' going on. Yes, it sucks in the moment and it will probably suck for a while, but it's temporary. For that reason alone, I think every teenager should read this. It shows that it's perfectly normal for the friends you make at school to not stay your friends forever, and that it's okay to move on, make new friends, and be okay again when everything else falls apart. (As it turned out, we missed each other too much and were okay eventually, but that took years apart.) So, this book had a lot of emotions and realisations I felt on a personal level. My BFF and I fought when we were around the same age, and I thought we would never be friends again. It was also beautifully nostalgic for me.

It's about the pains of growing up and realising no one in your life is as perfect as you made them out to be in your head. It's about making new memories and finding new joy. It's about the ugliness of being a teenager at high school with gossip-y bullies. I have a lot of feelings for this book <3 When You Were Everything is the story of two teenagers who grow apart, who were everything to each other until they weren't. Jackson, award-winning author of Monday's Not Coming and Let Me Hear a Rhyme ) Woodfolk has a way of making words sing and burst with light.' (Tiffany D. Despite budding friendships with other classmates - and a raging crush on a gorgeous boy named Dom - Cleo's turbulent past with Layla comes back to haunt them both.Īlternating between time lines of Then and Now, When You Were Everything blends past and present into an emotional story about the beauty of self-forgiveness, the promise of new beginnings, and the courage it takes to remain open to love. But pretending Layla doesn't exist isn't as easy as Cleo hoped, especially after she's assigned to be Layla's tutor. Now Cleo wants to erase every memory, good or bad, that tethers her to her ex-best friend. Nearly a month since Cleo realized they'll never be besties again. It's been 27 days since Cleo and Layla's friendship imploded. You can't rewrite the past, but you can always choose to start again. 'Stunning.' (Nic Stone, best-selling author of Dear Martin and Odd One Out ) For fans of Nina LaCour's We Are Okay and Adam Silvera's History Is All You Left Me, this heartfelt and ultimately uplifting novel follows one 16-year-old girl's friend breakup through two concurrent timelines - ultimately proving that even endings can lead to new beginnings.

Ashley woodfolk when you were everything