If I’m being honest, I forgot I had requested all these titles a few years ago, but now I am going in and adding the star ratings I gave each one from then.

I don’t remember their plots enough to write a full review as it was a while ago, but now I am making an effort to become a reviewer.

I did read it before on wattpad, or at least i have a distant memory of it.
But it was not finished when i read it and then i suddenly forgot it, but i got super exicted when it came to request on netgalley. But it was not as amazing as i remember it to be, i did not enjoy how the writing was and the set up it ruined alot for me. Plus how they grew together, so quickly...it was a little odd.

‘Saving Everest’ by Sky Chase was a book that handled some pretty heavy topics and flowed well. The friendships that developed were wonderful, and the romance was cute. Be mindful of trigger warnings!

Saving Everest had some parts that I hated and some parts that were good, but overall this book was just okay. I didn't care for Beverly, but she was at least better than Everest's character. He seemed unrealistic to me and I didn't care about his troubles throughout the story at all.

The romance was cute in most of it, however. Not my favorite, but it was kind of enjoyable.

I didn't care for the ending - it was extremely rushed and didn't seem like a conclusion at all.

Overall, this book was okay, maybe even good, but not super great.

I started reading this one but didn't hold my interest. I thought the concept was good but I wish I could have connected with the characters more.

This book had a message but it got muddled due to the choppy writing style and subpar character development.

Everest, the star high school football player, attempted suicide and when he returned to school, everyone began bullying him. His family was not supportive and not even his girlfriend and popular crew had his back. He found an ally with Beverly, a quiet classmate who has always had a crush on him. The friendship allowed Everest the safe space to explore and understand the mental and emotional anguish that was causing him pain. Of course Beverly was a poor black girl and Everett was a white athlete from a well known family.

Despite so many cliches, the author attempted to tackle issue of depression, family genetics, race, social isolation, closet gay best friend, suicide etc. Considering that this story was set in high school, it is the perfect setting for this story. It just took me forever to get through the story. The writing just needed a lot of work. I did like both Ev and Beverly a lot, they were just one dimensional, and need to be developed better. I hope this author maybe tries to rewrite this one because the message is very necessary. I just cannot recommend it in its current form.

A very nice book! Definitely captures the spirit and the challenges of school/families/race/depression and the stigma of attempted suicide. Despite the heavy subject matter, this book is full of sweetness and hope. Recommended!

I enjoyed this book, but felt like some components were missing. There were a lot of things that I had questions on - such as, more detail in to why Everest attempted suicide. More detail into Everest's history. I did enjoy reading about Beverly, and liked her and Everest as a couple. However, I felt like the book ended a little quickly, without wrapping everything up.

I really liked this book ! The characters were so cute, and I loved the plot ! I highly recommend this book !

I enjoyed this book! There were some parts that could have been expanded on, such as depression, however, the romance between the characters was sweet, and enjoyable to read about. The writing was done well, and was clear and well put together.

I'm not sure how to feel, just finished this book and the ending just wasn't what I expected... Beverley as a character was an actual angel, her character constantly made me smile. I liked Everest and Beverly's friendship, I'm just not sure what I think about the MC (Everest) at the start of the book he is deeply depressed and tries to commit suicide and everyone turns their back on him when they find out (his gf, friends, family) , and then he meets Beverly and they make a deal that she will show him beauty and he will show her fun/ risks and adventure, and as you can imagine *Spoiler alert* their friendship turns into more and she helps to shows him that he is an amazing singer and performer and encourages him. I don't know I just don't feel complete with this book and it doesn't really get behind the mental health issues or explain characters backgrounds, it also touches into Everest's ex best friend Nash's own struggles with depression, his sexuality and he also feels suicidal and lonely and completely lost, but the characters never get any real help and their mental health never really gets discussed. At times I absolutely adored this book but something was missing for the 5 star for me. Thank you netgalley for the ebook.

This was a sad beautiful story it talks about sad topics such as suicide and mental health and it pulled at my heart made me cry at times but if you have mental health it could be a trigger warning

Saving Everest was such a sad story, but it's an important read and deals with sensitive subjects. Suicide is such a huge issue in our society, especially for teenagers. As a teacher, I see students all the time coming to terms with their friends suicides or suicide attempts.

I loved the characters, but oh did my heart break for Everest. Once the whole school finds out he tried to commit suicide, they start bullying him. I did find this a bit unrealistic. I know teenagers can be mean, but I think most have so much more heart then this. It also saddens me how is dad treated him. I just wanted everything to be ok for him!

Overall, this was a good story. I do think the writing could have been a little better. With a few changes, I think this story could have definitely been a 5 star read.

I really dislike giving low review ratings but I feel like it’s my responsibility to be truthful and give my honest opinion on something.

I did read this entire book. It was not what I was expecting and almost didn’t finish it. At first the description intrigued me but the story itself didn’t sit well with me. First off the term “Black Beauty” that was used to describe one of the MC felt unnecessary to me. Let’s not mention the fact that the father of Everest said “good think we’re having chicken tonight” while Beverly was at the dinner table with them. What was the point of adding that to the story?

Basically the story goes as followed: super popular boy tries to commit suicide, fails, whole school knows, bully’s him for it dramatically, befriends Beverly in the library where she always is at, spends lots of time together, start to have feelings for each other, as cliche as it is they fall in love with tons of added drama that wasn’t necessary and made the story longer than it probably should have been.

There was no background info on where or why Everest’s depression came full force or why his father treated him so poorly 24/7. It’s unfortunate that this story wasn’t what I hoped it would of been.

Overall Saving Everest was a good story. There were things about that were beautiful and poignant and there were things I felt lacked depth.
Sky Chase tackled many social issues that are prevalent in youth society. I applaud her efforts in trying to bring them to the forefront but also feel some of it was glossed over. For example, suicide and mental illness (depression to be specific) are very important and severe issues in today's society. I felt the author did not tackle them enough even though she was sincere in her attempt. Someone with mental illness doesn't just get better without some sort of intervention and while she mentions this very thing, she doesn't actually have the characters' journey involve any sort of deep interventions to get better. One particular character seemingly gets better by the mere attention and love form another character.
Another thing was the couple was interracial and while it should not be a social issue it most definitely is and there really wasn't any mention of it especially by the white male's upper-class judgemental family. In one scene, the father mentions it but that's it and it doesn't come up again.
There were many instances where a social issue popped up but wasn't really dealt with-- if it is worthy of bringing into the story, it shouldn't be filler for the story and it should be worth writing as the story. So maybe, the author tried to tackle too many social issues to be able to give any of them the attention they deserved.
I did enjoy the characters and what the author was trying to do but it fell flat in some areas and left gaps where there should have been some really significant moments. Especially being a young adult book.
D 3/5

Everest Finley, the most popular boy in school tried to kill himself. This decision makes him a piranha among his peers when he returns to school, he's ostracized. Nobody from his peer group will have anything to do with him, not even his best friend.

Seeking escape from either hateful eyes or eyes full of pity, he escapes to the back corner of the library where is meets <b>Beverly (Evie) Davis. She instinctively knows they're going to be good friends. She's a loner with no friends and Everest needs a friend. They meet daily for lunch and slowly a group of misfits starts to join them. When Evie pushes Everest to sing during open mic night at a local cafe, it begins his healing process. His popularity grows and he discovers it's his real calling in life.

Everest and Evie grow closer as friends and eventually begin to see each other in a different light--as possibly more than friends. Meanwhile Evie is dealing with a mother who is more like a friend than a parent. All in all, it's an odd group of characters that find each other at the right possible moment.

Everest is an important story but I couldn't tell you why Everest attempted suicide from all outward appearances he had it all and then lost it. He was encouraged to get help but didn't connect with the therapist and he stopped seeking treatment. There will be teens that will read and perhaps be influenced by this work so I think it critically important for Everest to have sought another therapist versus self-healing himself.

Recommended: Read It!

I received this e-galley from Wattpad Books via Netgalley.Thank you so much!

This is the second time when i start to read this book.The first time was on Wattpad but i stopped(i don't remember why), and now after i received this e-galley i thought to myself that i have to read it and see how Everest's story ends.
When you have it all,or at least that's how people think about you,doing something as reckless as trying to commit suicide is not something people will forget about.They don't care about you or what drove you to that point.

Well,Saving Everest is that kind of story that makes you think about how lucky you are right now with what you have in your life and how bad it could be.

What made me finish reading this book was the way things started to happen:how Beverly entered Everest's life and step by step started to change it.How things evolved and became something more,something that managed to make me like this story.

Yeah,i have to admit that it could have been much better,but somehow i got to the point where i started to think that it could have been much worse.
This type of story,the ones who reach deep inside your heart ,are the ones who can make you feel a lot of things.The type of story that make you realize that what you have right now maybe is not peferct,but it could be much worse.

I liked the friendship that started between Beverly and Everest.Something everyone should have in real life,someone you can count on and someone who can be there when you need him/she to be.

Overall,the story was good and it described perfectly how someone,a friendship,could save your life and how much it means.
Beverly,well,she was the kind of character you can't hate.Always happy and always taking care of everyone else.She was pretty much my favorite and i liked how she managed to enter Everest's life and became his best friend.

Everest.Damn,i don't really know how to say this,but how can a character like him do something like that?Eh,probably i will never understand what was behind all that suicide act,but the author described the why and i think i understand a little(i'm not sure).Everest,yeah,i liked.I would have loved to get a glimpse of the old Everest,the one before the big event,but it's ok.

There were a lot of characters that made this story much better and with every chapter everything evolved.What i liked here the most was the fact that even if this story didn't have many roller coasters ,somehow managed to keep me on my toes and it kept me wondering what could happen next.

So,if there will be an next book,in the future,i will read it..Even if it won't be about Beverly and Everest.

Even though it gives a big warning about depression/suicidal thoughts/behavior right up front, it didn’t seem like this was the main plot. This was more teen romance novel then anything else.

I received this ebook copy from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Beautiful, sweet and tearjerking! I love Sky Chase's writing and fluid storytelling. It's one of the books that I have to keep my eyes on because I don't want the book to end. Everest and Beverly's love story is detailed and intricate as they share their childhoods and pain with each other. Lovely romantic novel!!

DNF @50% / 2 Stars / 1 Steam Fan (maybe)

I requested this book to support a debut black author and to step out of my comfort zone by reading more YA novels. Sadly, this book did not do it for me. There are major content warnings for depression, attempted suicide, racism, and social awkwardness that failed to be handled in an interesting way to keep me reading. The 50% of the book that I did read was very slow and uneventful. Around this point is where the formatting of the ARC went off the rails to the point I couldn't read the novel anymore without being completely frustrated. Everest is the popular kid in school that attempted suicide. Upon returning to school he has to deal with his classmates knowing that he attempted to take his life. Beverly is the one black girl in the high school, she stays to herself, and when Everest happens to enter her space they become friends. There are a bunch of family issues that are the obvious root of the problems both Beverly and Everest are going through. I really wish the formatting hadn't been so bad and I hope that it is fixed before final print. I may revisit the book if that was to happen.

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