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jsx27's review against another edition
3.0
I have no idea what this one was about from memory, but I do recall having a massive crush on the character Will, and that crush intensified when Wilson wrote that it wasn't just girls who liked him at school. I think that's the first time I'd ever seen queerness alluded to in a book, and reading it at a young age made a big impression on me.
aimsro's review
dark
emotional
sad
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
4.0
elur's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
AMAZING AMAZING AMAAAAZING!!!!!!
gengray47's review against another edition
4.0
I had an urge to re read this book as I remember it from my childhood, and it feeling a bit like a fever dream.
It's such a great book, definitely one of my favourites of JW. So many topics are tackled here- family dynamics, the power dynamic between Will and Violet, Violet's awe of Casper Dream, Jasmine seeming like this incredible grown up girl but her parents neglecting her most of the time for their own careers. I wish she still wrote books like this!
It's such a great book, definitely one of my favourites of JW. So many topics are tackled here- family dynamics, the power dynamic between Will and Violet, Violet's awe of Casper Dream, Jasmine seeming like this incredible grown up girl but her parents neglecting her most of the time for their own careers. I wish she still wrote books like this!
merin_aran's review against another edition
medium-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
3.75
campaigningforsleep's review against another edition
1.0
I had to read this book for class and it is the only reason I finished it. You cannot ignore all the events of the book and all the trauma that is inflicted on the main character in attempt to make it, a somewhat happy ending.
What I found most disturbing was the amount of sexual undertones. How this book is marketed for children is beyond me.
What I found most disturbing was the amount of sexual undertones. How this book is marketed for children is beyond me.
leslie_ann_thornton's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
tense
fast-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
3.0
mayjulyn's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0