7up

by Cherrysweet

Genres: Fan Fiction

250 pages, ebook

Published January 27, 2016

Reviews

[Multifandom Booknerd ✨ Kiera ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

"OMGGGGGGGGGG": the only thing I wrote about 2 minutes ago before deciding to write a review

I really am conflicted on where to start with this but I'm going to keep it a spoiler-free review.

I fell in love with this fic, from its writing style to maturity, there was something about it that means it sits on my heart, a constant presence, and although there is sadness, I don't regret a single ounce of it.
Time and time again I had to remind myself that it was a story, not real life. I think it was so it acted as a form of comfort to go with all of the emotion, but really nothing could and I didn't want anything to. To feel every word that was written, every moment raw emotion, was to truly read this writing.

Quick fact about me- I cry a lot. I cry at books and movies, songs and just remembering things, moments from years ago and still feeling the intensity from that moment as the nostalgia waves over. I cry at simple quotes, so short but delicate in the way they are written. For me, it's about seeing beyond how small it may seem, and looking to all it contains.

When a piece of writing does that for me, I know it is special. 7 up did it a thousand times over. I truly loves, cried, laughed and lost with each character in the story. It's rare that every character can have this effect. But then again, nothing about them was ordinary .

The plot and overall concept of the story were so clever and completely different from what I expected. After just the first 2 chapters I almost forgot that there were three more, so completely overcome with emotion and trying to process everything that had happened. In my mind, 7 up is a duology, the first chapters as book one, and the next three the book published 10 years after, just when you think that there won't be another book, where you revisit all the characters you fell so deeply in love with. Although, instead of waiting 10 years, I did read this all in one day, but the sentiment still stands.

hinting at a spoiler .

I won't spoil what it is, but when it came to the big moment/revelation in chapter four, I thought it would just make me cry and leave me to read something else as comfort. Most fics do this but, I'll reiterate, nothing about them this was ordinary . Now, it did make me cry, more than I thought it would, but there was so much more to it than just sadness. And you went on that journey with them, not alone as you stare mutely at the ao3 tab, unconvinced that you have, in fact, finished.

There is a lot more that I could say, but in fear of this being too long I'll leave it all up to one word:

Kudos

[Csenge · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS BITCH HURTS

[Basira · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. Honestly, all I can say is wow. This was one of the first fanfictions I've ever read but it never felt like one. I honestly thought I was reading some amazing book that was written by some amazing author like Jane Austin or like Stefan Zweig. I can not put into words how much I love this fanfic. Yes, it made me bawl my eyes out at the end but in my opinion, that was the best part. As someone who finds comfort in sadness and pain, I can say that this fanfic outdid itself. I am truly big fan of Cherrysweet and I admire their work very much. If you haven't read this already, you should ASAP!!!

[Sonia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Literally speechless...😭😭
I was crying at the end and my sister came into my room 😣and started laughing at me😞. I pretended I was fine but I wasn't. This book broke me 💔

[ester · Rating 5 out of 5]

i read it all in one night and i'm absolutely destroyed

[Jara.josie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story made me cry like a fucking baby and everything i think about it I almost cry again. Beautiful story but fucking fucking fucking painful. I sobbed in the metro but couldn’t care less. 10000/10

[Char · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cried for an hour

[Ariana · Rating 5 out of 5]

No puedo parar de llorar

[char · Rating 4 out of 5]

this fanfic is so cute. it made me cry.

[⊹ · Rating 5 out of 5]

hermosa y dolorosa en partes iguales, el amor es como la sensación de calidez que sentís cuando lees

[Marta · Rating 5 out of 5]

😭

[rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

i finished this book about 8 months ago, I still think about her. My favorite line is probably " “It’s funny, because I’m sure there are people out there who are infinitely better than my husband.” He looks around the room and sees genuine confusion. He keeps talking. “I’m sure there are people out there who are kinder, funnier, more generous, smarter, who wouldn’t kick me in my sleep or steal my food or tell me I’m terrible in bed, even while we’re still having sex.” That gets a few chuckles around the room, mostly from the people who knew Louis. Such a Louis thing to do. “But that’s how I know what love really is. The fact that I wouldn’t ever trade my husband for a single one of those people.” The smile on his face fades, and the tears slip out again. One would think after 12 weeks of endless crying, the tears would dry up. One would be wrong. “I’ve been sure about a lot of things in my 63 years of living, but the thing I’m most positive of is that I’ll love him for the rest of my life. And that would only be fair, wouldn’t it? He loved me for all of his.” I genuinely think about this quote every waking hour of my exsistence

[gemagtrrz · Rating 4 out of 5]

madre mía mis niños lo q he llorado BENDITO SEA DIOS! me encanta es preciosa y justo lo que yo necesito pa me destrocen aún más la vida estas dos personas

[Carla Sánchez Galindo · Rating 5 out of 5]

llevaba muchísimo tiempo sin llorar con un libro y efectivamente tenía que ser con una fanfic.

estoy completamente devastada que nadie me hable ahora mismo