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yamikani222's review against another edition
5.0
poetic. heart-wrenching. black. sapphic. phenomenal.
mrs_bookdragon's review
5.0
This book made me feel so many emotions so deeply. Great portrayal of strong, sometimes toxic, relationships and how they grow and change. It is a young adult book and has mature content.
jaynevam's review
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I wanted more main character growth, I feel like the main character took one step forward and stop. The poetry is beautiful, I really did almost cry at some points, especially when you remember your first crush or relationship with a girl. I was craving more of this “relationship”.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
booknook621's review
5.0
The beauty of this book is unmatched. Unspoken. Untamed.
The amount of mutual love couldn’t withstand their mutual destruction, and for that, I grieve for the characters in this book. The teenagers who so desperately wanted to love and forget.
“Two troublesome halves of a maddening whole.”
So much of this book will stick with me. So many quotes that I found myself rereading just to grasp the impact of the words.
The amount of mutual love couldn’t withstand their mutual destruction, and for that, I grieve for the characters in this book. The teenagers who so desperately wanted to love and forget.
“Two troublesome halves of a maddening whole.”
So much of this book will stick with me. So many quotes that I found myself rereading just to grasp the impact of the words.
shemyshines98's review
4.0
I'm not gonna lie, with each chapter, I felt the pangs of longing for someone to want you as much as you want them and just general heartbreak and in the end, having to finally come to the conclusion that you gotta choose yourself. Unfortunately, the hottest love has the coldest end and I feel that line describes this book in a couple of ways. Great read
sbelasco40's review
5.0
Absolutely gorgeous and also it completely ruined me. I think it is possible that the relationships teenage girls have with each other are the most intense relationships a person can have, and this book nails with extreme precision why that is.
librarianshell's review
4.0
A beautiful, moving story of the rise and fall of a relationship, all in stunning verse that brings the feelings to life—and don’t miss out on the author’s note!
laurenlullaby16's review
5.0
I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. I was completely enamored by the story line and their friendship. It was also interesting to hear the story of the thought process of a young queer girl.
My favorite line from the book was “Little girls bodies are war zones with no allies and women are made of whatever survives.” I got CHILLS during this line, because I feel like so many women can relate to this sentiment.
I felt like the writing in this book was so well written and evoked all the emotions of the main character. I felt sad and happy with her, which is how I know the author did an amazing job.
I would recommend this read to anyone.
My favorite line from the book was “Little girls bodies are war zones with no allies and women are made of whatever survives.” I got CHILLS during this line, because I feel like so many women can relate to this sentiment.
I felt like the writing in this book was so well written and evoked all the emotions of the main character. I felt sad and happy with her, which is how I know the author did an amazing job.
I would recommend this read to anyone.
ysm_'s review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
schmalcat's review
4.0
4.5
This was really powerful. The writing was really captivating and romantic which for the theme of the story so well.
I think this is a great example of how love can feel when you’re young like it is all consuming and that it is the only love that will ever exist.
I also love that queerness is explored in this novel through the way that girls are taught to be vary of boys and girls have such intimate relationships with each other without romance that when there is that attraction you haven’t protected yourself like you might with boys.
Quick read, would def recommend, I just feel like I couldn’t give it five stars and that’s probably just because of how dramatic it seems from my more mature perspective
This was really powerful. The writing was really captivating and romantic which for the theme of the story so well.
I think this is a great example of how love can feel when you’re young like it is all consuming and that it is the only love that will ever exist.
I also love that queerness is explored in this novel through the way that girls are taught to be vary of boys and girls have such intimate relationships with each other without romance that when there is that attraction you haven’t protected yourself like you might with boys.
Quick read, would def recommend, I just feel like I couldn’t give it five stars and that’s probably just because of how dramatic it seems from my more mature perspective