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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
Okay, but not really my cup of tea. Didn't like how unfinished the ending was.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
coming from someone who like...exclusively reads sad books: saddest book i've ever read hands down. what the fuck
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow... I liked this a lot more than I thought I would have. I don't know how I feel about the ending. It's probably more realistic than the happy ending I was hoping for.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, War
challenging
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is an effortless read but will have you triggered at times (especially by Pattyns father). I can definitely see myself reading more books by Hopkins simply because you could crank out so many pages, and her writing flows so well. However, the main problem I have with this book is the pacing. We got so many pages of Pattyn and her time with Ethan and her Aunt in the summer, but when it came to the end, everything happened so quickly. It kinda lost me there. More time could have been spent creating a conclusion that is more coherent. Still, I definitely will read the sequel. I really want to know what happens to Pattyn and where her story takes her.
I read this book in a day, it was so good. I loved everything about it. It just seemed so real, even though, I am aware that many things were exaggerated in comparison to real life. I know many people find issue in the way Mormons are portrayed in this book, but one just has to realize that it is an exaggeration for the purpose of the story. If someone takes this book so literally they should not be reading it. Another thing people seemed to find issue in was the "lack" of character development. It is a free verse novel! It is different than the traditional novel. The writing was more about what was going on internally than the character development externally, expectations have to be a bit different. To review this book you need to look at this with a little different prospective. My only complaint is that the ending was rather harsh and just seemed out of step with the rest of the book, but perhaps that was just grief. Sequel?
Wait...what?! **Scrambles to grab book two off the shelf**