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Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt

16 reviews

vagaybond's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

skyskyy_'s review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Bullying, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Alcohol

its_vendetta's review

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• 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

5.0

LOVED IT!!! felt it was a little slow to start but when i got into it I GOT INTO IT. Wren martin is me and i am him end of story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Acephobia/Arophobia

we find out mc’s mom died of cancer and other character talks about his brother having cancer

pey333's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Cursing

imstephtacular's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Oh I loved this! You’ve got mail vibes, but make it YA and modern. Wren is kind of a pain in the ass, but I also love him so much. This is just full of smooshy feelings, tropes, and real life stuff and I thought the combination was excellent. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cancer, Death of parent, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Death, Drug use, Classism, Bullying, and Grief

axel_p's review

challenging funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Cute, but the twist was really obvious, but I didn't mind

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Content Warnings

Minor: Terminal illness, Alcohol, Acephobia/Arophobia, Grief, Classism, Death of parent, Cancer, and Chronic illness

madzie's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol and Terminal illness

Minor: Cursing, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Bullying

dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

• 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

I would like to thank NetGalley and Peachtree for providing me with a free e-ARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. 

Wren Martin is just your average teen who wants to abolish his high school’s biggest dance of the year. No big deal. And now that he’s student council president (by a technicality, but that doesn’t matter), he can finally set his goals into motion. However, his vice president and rival, Leo Reyes, is able to come up with a sponsorship from one of the biggest social media apps, Buddy, to help fund dance. However, as he secretly signs up for the app and is tasked with planning the dance, feelings blur towards Leo and the anonymous user he’s speaking to on Buddy, Wren has to figure out what he wants and put himself out there to fall in love while asexual. 

Wren Martin Ruins It All is an interesting book because of the unique dilemma DeWitt places the book in. While the plot is kind of standard in the YA genre and thus a bit predictable, Wren’s distinct narrative voice helps provide a unique take on the typical plot as readers go through the book. Even if the plot is mostly predictable (though the plot twist near the end of the book had me surprised), DeWitt’s execution was very well done. 

Another thing I liked about this book is the effort DeWitt puts into character development. By far, Wren has gone through a solid character development throughout the book. Not only does he learn what it means to fall in love while asexual, he also manages to probably address his past and learn to step outside of his comfort zone when it comes time to graduate. Adding to that by having to connect with Leo over their similar struggles, you get a well-rounded character development for our main character, Wren. 

If you’re a reader looking for a YA book that’s similar to Love, Simon by Becky Albertalli, I would absolutely recommend giving Wren Martin Ruins It All a read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Cancer

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

lettuce_read's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Death

Minor: Bullying