Melissa Munoz’s Reviews > Everything Within and In Between > Status Update

This was a sweet ending,as Iprogressed thruthis book I thought that ri’s relationship wher mom would be the one that heals all,but itwasnt. she had a choice to be better for Ri,be present for her,&show their GMA that she has changed. Butthe reality is that althaddiction is a disease,it can also be a choice&she chose drinking&aman instead of herfamily.but Ri isn’t alone-she has great friends &a gma that loves her.

Ri also confessed to feeling lost &trying drugs& sneaking around, which I know was extremely difficult. But it was very needed. Her gma needed to face the reality of how her coldness &dismissiveness has affected Ri’s identity,her need to feel free to make her own choices, & how she views the relationship she has w not only her GMA, but her friends &community as well.Both of them needed to start over again.

she finally sat down w gma &all the truth came out its very emotional.they look at picstogether &She talks about the reason why she &her gpa were so strict-they had a dream &they wanted to be taken seriously &wanted better for their family,& when their daughter started getting addicted &eventually kicked out,they started being more controlling.they never talked abt why her mom wasnt around &whythey raised Ri this way

Her gma took her to see her mom after all that happened wJohn harassing her &them getting drunk.&the crazy thing is that her gma took her to see that she had left her all over again.She chose John&drinking over daughter.I was not expecting this ending(?)w her mom,iwas truly expecting for her mom to heal and build her relationship wRi & her gma.But I guess the ending showed some reality I haven’t considered much.

Also shoutout Britney and Nina!!! They saved Ri and honestly even though it was a risk getting gma mad it was needed and it worked out. Everyone needed to find the truth and apologize and face reality. I’m glad this was the start to many of these relationships healing ❤️‍🩹 they are great friends and I’m glad gma also apologized and appreciated the girls

i was really hooked during these 2 ch.John being a mfcreep toward Ri &being sup controlling shocked me abit but at the same time not surprised hes taking advantage of her mom &her addiction,so that she doesnt leave. The fact that it was her gma who went to go save her?!I was NOT expecting that.But I am glad thatshe wasn’t super harsh on her &that this traumaticsituation opened hereyes to what Ri has been through

grandma sitting her down?!Bye I was scared for her I thought she was going to tell her she knows abt Ri &her mom,or the coke thing but she ends up talking abt her &brit growing apart.also Brit accusing Ri of being too busy getting high..like girl.Anyway I thought her and Edgar’s interactions were so cute!!I actually like him &his mom is so welcoming.but I did think they were gonna kissor do more let’s not sayyy

It’s after the party &I’m glad that Ri is getting closer w her new friends.I like to read their interactions rather than when she’s w Britney But I will say-I don’t think Britney is necessarily a bad friendYes she’s passive aggressive &needs to be more considerate abt what she’s saying 2 Ri but the way she reacts abt Ri doing coke,IS VALID!!I think Ri was honestly trying to find another reason to drop her

I enjoyed this chap it was interesting to read how she was feeling &thinking through the whole party as she hangs out either friends,finds out about Carlos hooking up with other ppl,does coke w the yt girls,when she dances with her friends&then Brittany notices she’s more than drunk &she finally confronts her hypocrisies aswellas her passive aggressiveness &her being lowk racist.but I feel like there’s more to it