Book Review of We Are Okay

“There are many ways of being alone. That’s something I know to be true.”

Marin hasn’t talked to anyone from back home ever since she left everything behind. But now her best friend, Mabel, is flying all the way from California to New York just to see her. Will Marin be able to tell her the truth? Will things ever be the same again?

You know how you read a book, and you just know it’s going to stay with you for a really long time? Well, this was one such book. It gripped me from the very beginning, and kept me hooked until the very end. The author deals with the mysteriousness of the protagonist’s past in an extremely subtle manner, without ever letting it get pretentious. Marin is someone we all know; perhaps she is someone you already are. And that’s precisely the reason why her confusion, suffering, and vulnerability is so relatable. Nina LaCour gives her the perfect best friend in the form of Mabel, and you can’t help but smile at the friendship of these two beautiful girls; a relationship as raw and broken as life itself.

The one thing that had me awestruck was LaCour’s impeccably lyrical writing. It was like poetry flowing through each and every corner, page, and chapter. There were lines that made me stop and marvel at her ingenuity. Each and every character was so well-written and introduced for a purpose. This isn’t a novel that boasts about plot twists, but one that makes you reflect and contemplate. The author knew better than to stretch this story till it became stale, and that’s why I’m so glad it ended the way it did. One thing I know for sure is that I can’t wait to pick up more of  LaCour’s books.

Rating: 4.5/5.