Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff

3 reviews

ashleyelizabeth's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? No

2.5

This is very teen-forward. The teenage characters are un-relatable to most (well rounded) adults. They were pretty much the worst parts of being a teenager all rolled into one group of friends. 

The ending was also extremely abrupt and I felt that not everything was resolved. Also, while it was advertised to be more of a murder, mystery, thriller type of book, the entire book was about anorexia. The murder and investigations by the characters didn’t even start until over halfway through.

If I wasn’t reading this for a book club, I would have DNF
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eliyamos's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • 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

3.0

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inkyinsanity's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is, and always will be, one of my favorite reads. The writing is gorgeous, the story engaging, and the characters vividly real-feeling. Plus the ghost has my name! Always a bonus, even if we share literally nothing else in common. 

This is the book that convinced me to buy all of the rest of the author’s books, which was not a mistake. I love her writing.
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