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 Every Last Word was immediately added to my TBR list when I first laid my eyes on it. I loved Tamara's other novels, 
 Time Between Us 
 and 
 Time After Time 
 , and I take pride in myself for my patience waiting for another novel from her. 
 Not only that. I have an up-close and personal relationship with OCD. I was anxious to see how much of Sam I was going to see and relate to, since she has Purely-Obsessional OCD and my experience has been on the compulsive side of the spectrum. There are similarities but you would be surprised by the vast differences between the two. Either way, the feels were a literal punch to the gut. 
 I loved how authentic Sam's character was written. I can't imagine the research it took to accurately portray the traits and characteristic of someone who suffers from Pure-O or just OCD in general. There are a lot of misconstrued assumptions about this disorder and I was so happy to see the realness of it. 
 I will admit - there were a few things that Sam did and even thought, that were really hard to understand. Obsessions aside, I felt like her drive to be "normal" really killed my ability to like her at first. I wasn't a fan of her circle of friends that she held on like a lifeline. Yet at the same time, I get it. I am sympathetic and my heart ached for her. But that's the beauty in it. I am glad she made the decisions she did, WHEN she did, because it was important for her to come to terms with. 
 I adored the romance. I was hoping that it didn't play such a large role - because I wanted Sam to make the right choices by herself, without a relationship motivating and/or aiding her. AJ is a sweet, caring guy and I was so glad that he was able to get over what happened in the past and see Sam for who she is. 
 The message that Every Last Word gives is a strong, powerful one. Words can be damaging, hurtful and even kind of break us. But they also have the power to be beautiful, healing and full of wonder. Watching Sam slowly discover this was my favorite part of the book. 
 It was a little slow for me in the beginning, but it does pick up at a rapid pace. There is also quite the plot twist. One I never saw coming, mind you. I should have expected such perfection when it came to the execution because Stone has a way with HER words and is flawless at piecing the small things together. 
 Overall- I loved Every Last Word. It's a strong, powerful novel and is a must read for all fans of Young Adult Contemporary. It was beautiful - Every Last Word. 
 *I received this book for free from The Publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.*