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icarusandthesun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
first of all, the motive behind this book is absolutely heartwarming and i am so in love with the characters. they were unique and seething with beauty and life. especially yunjae was deeply relatable for me, and i thought it was an absolute treat to explore his brain and how he perceives things. it was so nice to read about loss and feelings from an objective point of view.
i'm also a huge fan of short chapters, since they just keep me going, which this one undoubtedly did. the relationship dynamics were really nice as well, adventurous and new.
the only thing i didn't quite like was the love interest. her character is fine and has some depth, however yunjae falling for her so easily felt strangely out of character and i thought it ruined the idyll of his character a little bit. the love interest simply wasn't necessary in my opinion.
the ending totally made up for that though. it was soooo sad and satisfying. such a gracious book.
:) my fav quote:
so i don't know why people laugh or cry. joy, sorrow, love, fear—all these things are vague ideas to me. the words "emotion" and "empathy" are just meaningless letters in print.
Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Violence, Physical abuse, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Alcohol
emilyharmonica's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Bullying, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Animal death, and Blood
morxlvs's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Bullying, and Mental illness
leni's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, and Death
Moderate: Bullying and Animal cruelty
death of alucyshucy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Medical content, Ableism, and Animal cruelty
exocbx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing and Physical abuse
cutepatzie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Death
Moderate: Deadnaming, Dementia, Grief, and Gun violence
bookrkive's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, and Violence
leahrosiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Mental illness, Bullying, Death, Cursing, Blood, Grief, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Kidnapping and Mass/school shootings
atomicbritt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Murder