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gracescanlon's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Still, adorable, and I’m a little mad about it. How can the thing keeping these two apart be so DUMB, but the book be enjoyable enough to earn 4 stars? Ugh. I’m annoyed at myself for seeing this book’s glaring flaw and liking it anyway, and I’m annoyed with Ms. Henry for charming me enough to do so.
4 stars — begrudgingly.
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
chronicacademia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Death, and Toxic friendship
kedalrymple's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Death of parent
chasingpages1's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Vomit, Cursing, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Excrement
axel_p's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
- The characters were better as friends
- Stereotypical portrayal of queer people
- way too long
Minor: Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Grief
serendipity421's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Mental illness
Minor: Pregnancy
now_booking'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Bullying, and Grief
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship
Minor: Misogyny and Sexism
chronicacademia's review against another edition
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Animal death
nabaraditi'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
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
Moderate: Grief, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying and Toxic relationship
midwesternreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I liked:
-jumping back and forth in time
-the general idea of having that big vacation with your best friend.
-the writing style. Even though I had mixed feelings I wanted to listen to it all.
I did not like:
-Poppy. She drove me bananas. Just needed a smack.
-the vacations when they got to the point where they clearly shouldn’t have been happening but they were.
-the build up to the incident. All this build up and then it didn’t feel that intense.
-the fact that they’re friendship hurt others. I’ve experienced that. It’s not fun. And I struggled hearing that.
Like I said, my own personal feelings for sure. But I still enjoyed a few things and I can see why people would find this book likeable. I mean, the flow of the book itself was awesome.
But… I think Alex deserved better.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent