I Fell in Love with Hope: A Novel

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One possible way to approach this might be to focus on sharing your thoughts about one of the characters in the book. For example, you could discuss how Sony and Sam’s relationship develops over the course of the story, or reflect on how Neo’s mischievous smile adds levity to an otherwise serious plotline. From prose to plot it showed the author’s inexperience. Self-published books written by young people can be very good( I’ve read many), but this one had all the hallmarks of what makes people skeptical of reading self published stories: poor editing, flimsy plot, and weak writing. I think the author has the bones here, and clearly has narrative ability, but this was a weak novel. In this blog post titled “ I Fell in Love with Hope,” we explore how hope can help us navigate through life’s unpredictable challenges. Through inspiring stories of individuals who found hope in unexpected places, we discover that hope isn’t just a feeling but a source of strength that propels us forward. “I Fell in Love with Hope” by Lancali We find out at the end of the book that Sam is the physical incarnation of the hospital. (Which, in my opinion, was a really confusing, rushed, and mediocre twist.) Their entire drive in the story was wanting to know why people suffer and die. Sam had this awfully annoying savior complex in which they frequently insisted they wanted to save everyone…

The main character falls head over heels in love with Hope- an innocent boy with sun-like eyes who came into his life like a thief but stayed longer than expected. Together they go on great escapes from reality to live and love like there is no tomorrow. If you read all of this, thank you. I know I can get pretty heated when I’m passionate about something, so I hope this review doesn’t contain much of my rage. I know some squeaked their way in, but again, I have a hard time toning down strong feelings.He points at Neo—“You have surgery tomorrow”—and to C—“and you have an echo appointment”—then to Sony—“and you aren’t even supposed to be out of bed. Now get upstairs!” On a cloudless afternoon we slip out of the hospital. Sony leads the charge, C pushing Neo in a wheelchair across the boulevard. We make our way down the sidewalk and inside a mini-mart. Sony sidles up to a kiosk filled with sunglasses and dons a pair of aviators, scopes out the place, and nods her head.

It’s a gift.” Sony sighs, her one lung filled with ambition. “Now watch me work, and don’t break my concentration.” This great escape takes you on a journey with a little gang led by Neo where they plan and execute their last heist with a mischievous smile. The gentle giant named Coeur is the only one to notice Neo’s failing heart that is about to give up on him. Amidst this chaos, Coeur falls in love with Sam’s beautiful boy who has scars from his abusive parents. Together, they become the greatest thieves of all time.

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In general, the writing was incredibly naive. The plot was buried under purple prose, distracting from whatever was happening. There were countless times where dialogue would be split with paragraphs and paragraphs of monologues, and when a character would speak again, I would have no clue who was talking or what they were even responding to. Sam’s androgyny and ambiguity did not exist for genderfluid representation. It existed for the end-of-the-book plot twist when we find out Sam isn’t quite real. Not only does it promote self-destructive behavior (see: running away from the hospital to “live a little”), it uses their illnesses as plot devices. You know you never wanted us to be happy, Sam. Happiness is a brittle, fleeting thing. You wanted us to feel loved, and we did

Yeah!” Sony chimes in. “Like when you kill somebody, so they kill you. Like karma! That’s how quid pro quo works.” Oh what can I say about these lovely characters, everything about them is just so good. Needless to say I loved them all. Sam at first was off putting but it's explained later on in the story as to why they seem so out of place. (This is where the writing comes in as Sam is the narrator throughout the whole story). Neo, Sony, Cœur and Hikari are just chefs kiss. And Sony is the love of my life so hands off her. Eric, Eric—first of all—are those new scrubs?” Sony asks, pointing smoothly up and down. “They really bring color to your face—” This especially applies to Hikari and Sam. Their interactions were just bizarre and oftentimes incomprehensible.

Reviews and Ratings

We’re greedy creatures, but not ungrateful. You don’t have to partake in destruction to admire the weapons. second. i felt so disconnected from the main character and the writing itself tbh, and i only ever cared about two of the side characters - neo and coeur, my beloveds. they both deserved everything in the world, and they just needed to be happy and ugh 😭❤️‍🩹 i'm sad. but i also loved their story so much.

Okay, talking about the above sentence, the only reason I didn't physically cry was because I was just emotionally constipated but that's a me thing, I'll probably cry once I reread it anyways let's get to the main point. I get that this book is really personal to Lou but I don’t think it was a good idea for her to make it her debut. This book feels rushed and I think she should have spent more time with it.and then never actually did anything to help. Despite the savior complex, they also claimed they weren’t allowed to interfere. It just doesn’t make sense. If the hospital can create its own physical body, be able to talk and touch and feel and love, then why couldn’t Sam interfere with the patients’ diseases or other issues? Their selective complacency is exactly what killed their friends. Sam never told anybody about Neo’s ED or abuse. They never told anybody that C and Sony were overexerting themselves. They never told anybody that Hikari was suicidal and was cutting herself. Obviously it’s not like Sam could’ve cured them, but Jesus, they could have TOLD someone! It would have been better if Sam wasn’t the hospital’s incarnation. It just created a massive plot hole and lots of inconsistencies. WOW. The way his victimhood is pitted against his illness is awful. It’s framed as though those two things can’t coexist, which isn’t true. So Neo’s abuse being dismissed in favor of demonizing his illness absolutely does not sit well with me. Obviously illnesses are bad and are not fun, but again, it’s the fact that it’s used to overlook his abuse that’s incredibly dangerous. That REALLY bothered me. Hikari was sobbing on the floor, bleeding profusely, hair falling out because of her disease, yet Sam decides “ah yes! This is the perfect moment to confess my feelings to her since I hurt her feelings earlier!” I think I shuddered when Sam straight up kissed her then. Of all times to confess your feelings, and of all times to have a FIRST KISS… maybe don’t do it when someone is in the most fragile mental state imaginable, okay? That was just disgusting to me.