Love, Lucas by Chantele Sedgwick (review)

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 *suicidal thoughts/ attempts trigger warnings*

Summary

Basically, Oakley lost her brother due to cancer and doesn't know how to cope. She's meant to be going of to college but she doesn't care about that anymore. Whilst her brother was alive she spent every second with him, as in, not at school, and now he's gone, she just wants to rest.
One day her mum and dad start arguing so her mum decides to move "temporarily" to her aunts house. Guess what, she doesn't leave. Her mum and father get divorced, blah, blah, blah. Oakley meets a guy blah, blah blah. She learns to surf although the author never clarifies whether it's a suicide attempt blah, blah, blah. Her brother leaves her a note book blah, blah, blah.

SURPRISE! They all live happily ever after 🥳🥳🥳 blah, blah, blah


Review

Characters: ⭐⭐⭐
The author could have done the "I'm so sad my brother just died of cancer but I moved and never thought about him again. I'm so happy now" trope, but she didn't. That's something I suppose.

Plot: ⭐⭐
Was it just me or did she still move on pretty quickly from her brother AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, it wasn't even about grief. At no point was it like "this girl is changing and coming to terms with her grief" it was "the more she focuses on this guy, the less depressed she feels!"
Not telling people (mainly women) that to be happy they need a partner at all...

The portrayal: ⭐⭐
The character, once you look closer, is actually quite complex however the author is too busy describing Dylan and Carson and every other handsome boy living body with a penis to display her personality.

The writing: ⭐⭐⭐.


Just because it's 100% necessary, my feminist take is that it's shit. It includes the classic, girl vs. girl, for a boy, trope in which Oakley practically tares the girls apart and did I mention how dating this guy suddenly makes her not depressed?


Honestly, past the age of 13 years old, don't read this. BUT, if you are 13 and do want to listen to the audio book (and have audible) it's currently free. Enjoy. Or don't

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