Cheyenne Thornton’s Reviews > What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough > Status Update

“Kind-hearted people often fall for the idea of a sweet gesture before it even happens. Manipulative people capitalise on this trait and end up delivering more promises than actions. By the time you realise that you've been scammed with words, you're on your own with a pile of promises to overthink about.”

Me AF rn

“People know what they want; if they’re indecisive, they ain’t for you honey.” I don’t like the delivery, but just more “if he wanted to, he would.”

“…if people can find time to hang out with their mates, watch their favourite football matches and even tweet for hours on end, please know that they can make out time to speak to you if they want to but they just don't believe you are worthy of their time. And that's okay. We all make time for what we believe is necessary.” It’s not okay. But whatever lol

This section of the book is closer to what I’m dealing with right now, but it still isn’t revolutionary.

“It's important to understand that there ARE people in this world who will make room for you. People who will wait a little longer to understand you.”

But: take what resonates and leave what doesn’t.

I did like these lines:

“Finish being where you are first. It’ll all make sense later.” Maybe it will.

“You need you more than anybody else could ever need you.” Well, of course

“Just because someone (…) appears to be similar to you, this does not mean you are built to survive in the same environment.” This one resonates deeply with my life rn.

And on the other hand, it says things like: “Stop waiting for people to give you permission to believe that you are amazing.” and “ Spend your life, recognizing your own mini milestones.” Uh DUH, I already do that lol

I feel like I’m better than this book.

The thing about this book is I feel like it’s telling me something that I’m not lol and it’s so offputting. And it says it so definitively!

“You have a savior complex.” Tf?! No I don’t lol

“Your victim mentality is why you are stagnant.” 🤨

“It doesn’t really get better” This just set the It Gets Better campaign back twenty years

This book really just says the most obvious things and tries to make them sound profound. “Just be yourself” oh, okay, haven’t thought of that one.

“Loads of people find you annoying”

So true girl.

This book has no page numbers…but it’s pretty! Love the colors and artwork 🙂‍↕️