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sydnaayy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Chronic illness, and Cursing
Minor: Body shaming and Toxic friendship
miraswrld's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Infidelity and Death of parent
jjpope's review against another edition
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Drug use, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual content
jillkaarlela's review against another edition
3.25
Taylor Swift songs: “foolish one (tv) (ftv)”!!! “maroon”
Age rating: 13+ (no sexual content, but be aware of TW!)
(I’m re-reading to prepare for the show. I honestly like the show better, it really made the book more modern and felt like it was meant for an older audience, which I appreciated).
I will say I liked this book a lot better this time (listening to the audiobook with Lola Tung as the narrator). The previous narrator in the original version had a much younger voice that caused the book to feel younger and more annoying, if I’m being honest. (The original narrator sounded like she was 12-13, when Belly is supposed to be 15-16). Lola Tung is the perfect Belly, and she is the perfect narrator for this book.
Belly is definitely not the most likable character, but she is definitely relatable to a lot of teenage girls. She really embodies the feeling of naïveté and adolescence, as she tries to navigate what is important in the world, and often gets it wrong. Obviously, there is so much more to life than boys, but when you’re a teenage girl with seemingly no other worries, it’s hard to see that. It’s hard to see the forest for the trees. It’s not until we are forced to consider things other than ourselves that we actually do, which feels like the entire point of this book.
I will say, I’ve read all of the books before, and I am a Conrad girlie, but only at the END of book 3. Before that, he had to work through his grief and GO TO THERAPY. So as of book one, I don’t think Belly and Conrad should be together, for now.
Also I don’t think that Taylor and Belly should be friends, there I said it. They are both incredibly selfish and immature at times and I don’t think they bring out the good in each other.
When I read this book first, it was a 2.5⭐️ (a lot due to the narrator), but this time I really tried to keep an open mind and try to empathize with Belly. I think now I would rate it a solid 3.25⭐️
Age rating: 13+ (no sexual content, but be aware of TW!)
(I’m re-reading to prepare for the show. I honestly like the show better, it really made the book more modern and felt like it was meant for an older audience, which I appreciated).
I will say I liked this book a lot better this time (listening to the audiobook with Lola Tung as the narrator). The previous narrator in the original version had a much younger voice that caused the book to feel younger and more annoying, if I’m being honest. (The original narrator sounded like she was 12-13, when Belly is supposed to be 15-16). Lola Tung is the perfect Belly, and she is the perfect narrator for this book.
Belly is definitely not the most likable character, but she is definitely relatable to a lot of teenage girls. She really embodies the feeling of naïveté and adolescence, as she tries to navigate what is important in the world, and often gets it wrong. Obviously, there is so much more to life than boys, but when you’re a teenage girl with seemingly no other worries, it’s hard to see that. It’s hard to see the forest for the trees. It’s not until we are forced to consider things other than ourselves that we actually do, which feels like the entire point of this book.
I will say, I’ve read all of the books before, and I am a Conrad girlie, but only at the END of book 3. Before that, he had to work through his grief and GO TO THERAPY. So as of book one, I don’t think Belly and Conrad should be together, for now.
Also I don’t think that Taylor and Belly should be friends, there I said it. They are both incredibly selfish and immature at times and I don’t think they bring out the good in each other.
When I read this book first, it was a 2.5⭐️ (a lot due to the narrator), but this time I really tried to keep an open mind and try to empathize with Belly. I think now I would rate it a solid 3.25⭐️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Cancer
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