My Heart and Other Black Holes

by Jasmine Warga

[Leah]

I didn't love this book as much as I wanted to, and I don't really have a lot to say, hence this very early non-official GoodReads-only review. It was an interesting story, if a bit sad. I mean, as a teenager you should be happy with life and looking forward to being a grown-up, not planning your suicide and it made me want to weep for all those poor depressed kids out there who don't have the tools to tell someone they're hurting, or don't want to worry someone by telling them, and bottle it all up.

I did like that Aysel and Roman had each other. Yes, they were planning to kill themselves, together, but when they started to get to know each other a tiny kernel of hope began to form and everything didn't seem as bad as it once was before they knew each other.

I wasn't so hot on the love story aspect, it almost needed a longer book if it wanted to delve in to a relationship, it was a bit much for such a short read and for two characters who were clearly deeply flawed, and deeply depressed.

But overall it was interesting. Not as sad as I expected, but not exactly a happy, joyful read either.