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challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Caution: I cannot review this book without spoiling it.
I didn’t even read the book’s description until I went to review the book at the end, and there it was in black and white, terribly misleading… “delusions”, “claimed to have witnessed”, “assumes he knows the truth” –
Bo’s storytelling of his time-travelling was so captivating that I was assured every word was true. His reality was fascinating - the school with students who hold special powers; the beautiful yet heartbreaking story of Sofía, and how she was simply stuck in the past. There were so many details, such rich setting and description that there’s no way it was all in his head.
I refused to believe what was slowly being revealed as the school went under investigation — no one has powers. I was so engrossed in the goal of saving Sofía that everything else was a lie - no, she didn’t kill herself. Bo went back in time with her and then got snapped back to the present with no warning. Really, I think that the book’s description is the major spoiler; let the audience believe (like i did) that it’s all real. I couldn’t prepare myself for learning that none of Bo’s perceived reality - or at least, good bits of it - were anything more than perceived. This book was absolutely a wild ride.
I didn’t even read the book’s description until I went to review the book at the end, and there it was in black and white, terribly misleading… “delusions”, “claimed to have witnessed”, “assumes he knows the truth” –
Bo’s storytelling of his time-travelling was so captivating that I was assured every word was true. His reality was fascinating - the school with students who hold special powers; the beautiful yet heartbreaking story of Sofía, and how she was simply stuck in the past. There were so many details, such rich setting and description that there’s no way it was all in his head.
I refused to believe what was slowly being revealed as the school went under investigation — no one has powers. I was so engrossed in the goal of saving Sofía that everything else was a lie - no, she didn’t kill herself. Bo went back in time with her and then got snapped back to the present with no warning. Really, I think that the book’s description is the major spoiler; let the audience believe (like i did) that it’s all real. I couldn’t prepare myself for learning that none of Bo’s perceived reality - or at least, good bits of it - were anything more than perceived. This book was absolutely a wild ride.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Suicide
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