the author literally said "and they lived happily ever after" LMFAOOO ofc that wasnt the whole thing.

they protrayed her ptsd and obsession SOOO good. The author is extremely skilled with the psychology of a character. Julia felt like a relatable characters with MANY flaws. But she was still loveable although realistic. And felt like a real person. Many authors struggle with making complex characters these days. But the author did julia so well.

once again chefs kiss. The author skillfully protrayed a traumatized boy that finally found happiness. There was no room for dissatisfaction due to his characters arc. I do have some pet peeves about how the author didnt dig further into his ongoing madness. And how he couldve had changed with a few bad coping mechanism. But then again this man was quite literally offing himself left, right and center. I remember making a joke while reading the earlier part of the novel, that he was a harem protagonist, cuz basically all the girls in the friend group liked him. (Isabella, Rachel, and Julia) I definitely WANTED THEM TO EXPLORE HIS COLDNESS MORE URGHHH, SHUT UPPP I LOVE IT WHEN SSMILEY CHARACTERS TURN DEPRESSED BUT LOVING TO THEIR LOVER (i wouldn't say this in real life, cuz frankly thats messed up)

I love how the author portrayed kid and teen friendships. And how not everything is just as we see it and not everything can stay the same. Julia hated Isabella (Chases first love in his first life) because Isbella was more prettier and loved than her. (Which happened because Julia was ab*sed by her mother as a child and never experienced love from the person she wanted most). We also see Julia and Chases relationship from other peoples perspective like Isabella, and Rachel (the 3rd and final friend from the trio of Julia and Isballa) and Rachel also liked chased but stopped because she knew julia and chase liked each other.

I hated the ending, Absolutely deplorable thag u would give such a plot twist author (do it again) but wat I disliked actually. Like im not joking. Wat the side story, some may have liked it. But me personally, I wanted more julia and chase time. Like let them be FREE AND HAPPY OMG. But the side story had very important details that basically tied all the loose ends. Im still mad there isnt another side atory. F*ck you author! (Low key my fav author)

At the start of the story, I was thinking how can an ordinary naive village girl like Julia kill her crush/Chase? It's easier said than done to gather the determination, formulate a plan and actually put it into action. She isn't some sort of girl boss regressed/transmigrated/etcetc protagonist who accumulated knowledge and spirit from the many previous lives. Before her regression, and after her regression, she is but an ordinary girl.

But the author managed to show us how Julia slowly became desensitised to hurting others and herself, and also the backstory of why she is so obsessed with Chase.

It gave us a 'what if' happy ending, though at the end it still turns back to angst.

While the side stories explained how the story began, I kinda wished it delved more into Chase's insanity and love with Isabelle.

happy ending.