I honestly don't know what took me so long to read this book!!! It is so beautiful and honest and I loved every single word of it. It has left me in an over-emotional state but in a very good way.
If you don't know what More Happy Than Not is about or who Adam Silvera is then where have you been?!?! Ok, maybe that is a little mean...
Just a warning before you think about picking this book up, it does have trigger warnings for depression, self-harm, suicide and abuse.
More Happy Than Not surrounds sixteen year old Aaron. Aaron is dealing with a lot in the book, for example his father's suicide, this leaves him struggling to find happiness. It forces him to confront both his past and his future to come to terms with the situation he finds himself in.
There is honestly so much about this book that I loved. One of the first things that made me fall in love with this book is that all of the characters are normal. They are normal in the way that they are not perfect or good looking or in any way spectacular. They are real teenagers going through some real teenage issues with just a little bit of not so unreasonable made-up stuff thrown in there. It was so refreshing to read about characters like that because you don't really find many.
Something else I loved was the relationships of the characters. They were what real relationships really are like. You've got the kid who you grew up with who you always thought of as your best friend but isn't really that great of a friend. You've got all of the people you hang out with just because you live near each other. You've got the brother who you love because he's your brother but you really don't like him very much as a person. You've also got those people who you know but don't really know at the same time.
The thing that truly won me over with this book though was the honesty of Adam's writing. The way he explained situations and problems and describes his characters is beautiful. It is just so honest and real. I think that is why you get to the end of the book and feel so overwhelmed with emotions that you just have to sit and take everything in and process it like it all just happened to you or to a friend of yours.
I'm not sure if I could pick this book up again, not right away anyway. Yes, it is beautiful and an amazing story but it carries so much information and emotions with it that you need time to separate yourself from it before picking it up again. I will be recommending this to people though, I can guarantee you that.
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