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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Much better than the second book but not as good as the original
Paz was a very annoying character to me which made it difficult to really get into this book.
Although I liked the relationship between the two boys, both Paz and Alano using it as a reason tonot kill themselves felt like it was making light of a serious issue.
Paz was a very annoying character to me which made it difficult to really get into this book.
Although I liked the relationship between the two boys, both Paz and Alano using it as a reason to
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love them both
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
WHYYY was this 720 pages???? & so disappointing considering how much i loved the first book
this was soooo repetitive & the constant teasing of each mc’s secrets was more exhausting/annoying than intriguing. i still have many many unanswered Qs which made it so much worse to have the book end on a cliffhanger & announcement of ANOTHER book in the universe — that’s enough slices!!!!
i struggled with how explicit a lot of the scenes of self-harm & suicidal ideation were. i can see how these scenes are meant to show the ways mental illness (specifically BPD & psychosis) can cause spirals, but it still felt like too much imo. maaaaajor major trigger warnings, the one at the start of the book really does not describe how graphic it gets
i also could’ve done without alamo’s manic pixie dream boy vibe (the way he talked like a textbook? his “power”?? i’m so tired lol) & the EXTREMELY codependent relationship between him & paz. their relationship was honestly getting toxic & i fear we should not be romanticizing that!!
but i mean, whatever lol i still read this entire thick ass book bc i find the world interesting, i was invested in the side characters who i knew from previous books (more than the MCs tbh), & ultimately i did enjoy the themes of forgiveness, parenthood, the media’s misrepresentation & exploitation of tragedy, & what makes life worth living
here’s to the next book being no more than 300 pages & being the last one!!!!! this series is a PRISON!!
this was soooo repetitive & the constant teasing of each mc’s secrets was more exhausting/annoying than intriguing. i still have many many unanswered Qs which made it so much worse to have the book end on a cliffhanger & announcement of ANOTHER book in the universe — that’s enough slices!!!!
i struggled with how explicit a lot of the scenes of self-harm & suicidal ideation were. i can see how these scenes are meant to show the ways mental illness (specifically BPD & psychosis) can cause spirals, but it still felt like too much imo. maaaaajor major trigger warnings, the one at the start of the book really does not describe how graphic it gets
i also could’ve done without alamo’s manic pixie dream boy vibe (the way he talked like a textbook? his “power”?? i’m so tired lol) & the EXTREMELY codependent relationship between him & paz. their relationship was honestly getting toxic & i fear we should not be romanticizing that!!
but i mean, whatever lol i still read this entire thick ass book bc i find the world interesting, i was invested in the side characters who i knew from previous books (more than the MCs tbh), & ultimately i did enjoy the themes of forgiveness, parenthood, the media’s misrepresentation & exploitation of tragedy, & what makes life worth living
here’s to the next book being no more than 300 pages & being the last one!!!!! this series is a PRISON!!
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The author is careful about how MH is depicted. The heart of the story is each characters challenge with their mental health. true to YA form there are moments that are hard to read due to how stiff the dialogue is (in particular around the conversation of the characters trauma).