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Twelfth Knight

Alexene Farol Follmuth

4.01 AVERAGE

magpiesv's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

ashleyh72's review against another edition

5.0

funny lighthearted reflective medium-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: Complicated

bookswithbub_'s review against another edition

5.0

"I was more myself with you than I've ever been with anyone."

Rating: 5/5
Format: ARC - ebook

My Thoughts:
I absolutely LOVED this book by Alexene Farol Follmuth and officially going to read anything she writes.

The nerdy, gamer in me was squealing over Vi and Jack.

Vi and Jack both learned great life lessons in different ways because of each other. The pacing was perfect, the characters were SO likable, and the romance? So sweet. I wish this book existed when I was in high school. I found each character to be so important (even the side characters!) And I loved what they represented/lessons they taught. I didn't expect to cry reading this...but I totally did!

Thank you, AFF for writing this book with such relatable characters. I love Vi and Jack! (I also love Bash & Olivia and think they deserve books too...hehe.)

What I liked about the book:
-Vi and Jack's relationship (and their growth as individuals)
-Vi's relationship with her twin brother
-gamer and football player in student council together (CUTE!)
-DUAL pov
-text messages and instant messages formatting

Some of my favorite quotes:
-"There's a version of your life where you do other things. Infinite versions."
-"Don't you understand how good you are at just, like, existing?"
-"You are the bane of my existence, Jack Orsino." "As you are mine."
-"Infinite versions. Endless possibilities."

I recommend Twelfth Knight if you like the following:
-Shakespeare retelling
-Grumpy x sunshine (I really enjoyed their banter!)
-Secret identity
-Gaming conventions
-She's The Man

Thank you to NetGalley, Tor Publishing Group, and Tor Teen for the ARC of this title.

bcryer's review against another edition

3.0

Decent

alexis_allthetime's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

smpittelli's review against another edition

3.5

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

dhilas_archive's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

First of all, I love an unapologetic fmc that put people especially men in their place. I’m not saying Vi is flawless. But all of the thing she said about girls not being taken seriously in online gaming (or anywhere that’s male-centric), and jokes that makes women uncomfortable, reminds me of the book “Invisible Women” and she’s not exaggerating. And as for Jack: Being an avid nfl fans definitely helps me to understand more of his position as the star running back of his high school football team and the pressure he had.

But enough with all that, I enjoy this book tremendously. Like, I LOVE this. The romance, friendship, mom-daughter and twin sibling relationship are all done nicely in this book. No corny plot and unnecessary third-act breakup. 5 stars for this fulfilling YA romance!