The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith

The Way I Used to Be

The Way I Used to Be #1

Amber Smith

275 pages first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
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Eden was always good at being good.  Band geek. Book nerd. Starting high school didn’t change that.But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, Eden’s whole world capsizes. What was once simple is now complex. What Eden once loved—who she lo...

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Community Reviews

4.13
based on 20,663 reviews

Moods

emotional: 91%

sad: 83%

dark: 62%

tense: 43%

challenging: 37%

reflective: 29%

hopeful: 18%

inspiring: 14%

informative: 8%

adventurous: 1%

mysterious: 1%


Pace

29% of readers chose fast
58% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
27% of readers chose A mix
67% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

77% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
51% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
13% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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