This book was just sadly not for me! I was hoping for something different but it turned out to be something I was not expecting, which is okay and I'm sure someone else would love it!

I loved the story, the world building and meeting the different characters. I felt completely immersed in the story and couldn't stop reading it.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for giving me a free advanced copy of this book to read and review.

This young adult romance wasn't what I hoped. It is well written, but I Just didn't find it very gripping. I know realistic fiction isn't always gripping, but I just struggled with this one. That's not to say it won't be the right book for another reader. As I said, it was well-written.

I really enjoyed this. I had no clue what I was getting into when I started it but I ended up loving this. This is really character driven and not as much plot driven. I loved Chad and Ira. I liked this one alot!

The first time I attempted to read We Are Inevitable, I could only get to 25%. I wasn’t enjoying Aaron’s character at all, and although I loved the writing and some of the profound lines, his outlook and his relationship with Chad rubbed me the wrong way. A year and a half later, I started the book over and finished it. Aaron still was not my cup of tea, but I loved The Lumberjacks and how things got so out of control at the shop. Aaron’s changing perspective on addiction made the story worth it, but his cynical and untrusting personality made it hard for me to care about what he was going through until almost the end of the book when everything falls apart. Hurt people hurt people and that was definitely shown in this story. The NA meeting was my favorite part because I loved the parallelism. Overall, this wasn’t my favorite Gayle book, but it was a lot better the second time I tried to read it.

Everything Gayle Forman writes is gold and We Are Inevitable is the perfect example of why.

Aaron has experienced so many tough situations that lead him to believe extinction is the only possible ending to his and his father’s story. Forman tells Aaron’s story by including good friends, family and the magic of books through the eyes of a character that can no longer see the good around him. Like Forman’s other books, at the heart of this story is a traumatic incident that leads to powerful growth and emotions within her characters. As a result, the reader loving this story and rooting for the characters is inevitable.

This was an amazing story of grief/loss with a great representation of the Jewish community. Aaron was at times difficult to like, but the redeeming quality was so worth it!

Gayle Forman is a powerhouse writer. Thank you to the publisher for granting me an opportunity to read this novel.

cute young adult rom com with good Jewish representation. It was a refreshing change of pace for me and I definitely enjoyed

Read the Audiobook = We are Inevitable by Gayle Forman. While frequently frustrated with the main character, I also understood why he is the way he is. Grief/losses of all kinds can be devastating in many ways. Best part of the 📖 were the side characters who lifted him up

I love everything Gayle Forman writes and this book wasn't an exception. Aaron is hard to like but I think by the end of the story he will really grow on most readers.

Coming of age story that deals with the grief in the aftermath of a family's overdose death. The impact on the family and individual lives left behind. Really thoughtful look at the inner life of a brother left behind and the guilt he has to not disappoint his parents or his dead brother. The author goes deep exploring addiction in its many facets.

I really enjoyed this book and I can see recommending this to a lot of Teens and adults. The setting is fantastic. If you like bookstores and an oddball cast of characters you will enjoy this book.

Aaron is still in his hometown and struggling to deal with his dad, while dealing with grief and addiction. The side characters were great.

This was an enjoyable and fun read. It highlighted autism and mental health and covered the serious topics very well. Extremely well written

okay This was a good medium story for me, It has parts I liked and parts I didn’t and is an average story for me, nothing
spectacular.

I liked this story. It is different from anything I’ve ever read. I loved learning about running a bookstore, and the main character, Aaron, was wonderful. I definitely could relate to Aaron. The story has a little bit of everything, romance, family drama, friendship, but overall it is a coming of age story.

I had such mixed emotions about this. Some parts were so good while others were just…. Not my favorite. Would I recommend it probably not but it wasn’t bad. Just not my style.

Aaron is obsessed with a book, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, and sees a parallel with his own life and family - they are moving toward extinction and just don't know it, yet. There are a lot of feelings and a lot of issues at work in this story: addiction, suicide, abandonment, relevance, love, and community. My favorite is the community - it wasn't long before I thought I would like to live there, too.

Aaron works at his father Ira's bookstore. His father and the shop are relics of a bygone time and the bookstore is literally falling apart. Aaron's mother left the family some time after his brother committed suicide. And Aaron wants to be anywhere but where he is, doing anything but working in an independent bookstore.

The supporting cast is wonderful. Aaron's feelings are so relatable. I truly enjoyed it!

This is a book that is hard to categorize. It is YA, but I have a feeling most teens won't be thrilled. If Aaron was a little older, this would definitely be an adult book. The themes would be embraced by an older audience.

My thanks to Penguin Group Penguin Young Readers Group and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I will not be giving feedback on this book. I started it, and was not in the right mindset for reading it. When/if I do pick it up again, I will definitely leave a thoughtful review.

This was a quiet, introspective book that deserves a place on library shelves. Gayle Forman has been a popular YA author for a while, and I hadn't read any of her books until now. It took me a little while to get into the book, but after a while I started understanding Aaron's story more and found a bit of myself in Ira (specifically last school year when because of Covid, there were almost no students in my school's library).

Aaron has a lot on his plate and he feels stuck: his brother died from a drug overdose, his mother has left, his father is a shell of his old self, and he is the owner of a failing used bookstore. Aaron sees the store's, and his own, failure as inevitable and is struggling with whether he should try to stop it or just give in to it. When the struggle comes to a head, Aaron decides to sell the store. And now he's struggling to tell his father about the sale all while new friends try to help Aaron and his father save the store (not knowing that a deal has been struck). Can Aaron accept the help from new friends and deal with his past so that he can move forward?

This is ultimately a story about family, community, grief, and addiction. Forman does a great job of telling this story without being preachy, and lets her characters find their way organically. Recommended.