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gabe7372's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
benzetsu's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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? Yes
5.0
This book is phenomenal. It is uproariously funny, incredibly insightful, and the sort of immersive, engaging story you won't be able to put down. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
kiwikarelus's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Hate crime, and Fire/Fire injury
baponthecob's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Honestly I wasn't initially that compelled by a first contact story, but I became really invested in the plot and characters??? April May felt so real. She's kind of a shit, but that's the point. I relate to the parts of her that are impulsive and want to sabotage her relationships and are overly prideful to hide how she's deeply insecure. She wasn't some kind of hero; she was just. A person.
I love how she had to learn that she couldnt do everything by herself. She had to let go of her pride and allow herself to be vulnerable, and to admit that she needs help.
The writing style threw me off at first bc it was so casual, but I ended up liking it. Hearing it on an audiobook made it feel like something a regular person actually documented. Kind of refreshing compared to what I've read lately
The pacing was fast for me, but it didnt bother me too much. Maybe some of April's traits could have been built up to instead of her kind of info dumping before something happened. But overall, not a big deal
That cliffhanger at the end should be illegal though 😔 jail
I love how she had to learn that she couldnt do everything by herself. She had to let go of her pride and allow herself to be vulnerable, and to admit that she needs help.
The writing style threw me off at first bc it was so casual, but I ended up liking it. Hearing it on an audiobook made it feel like something a regular person actually documented. Kind of refreshing compared to what I've read lately
The pacing was fast for me, but it didnt bother me too much. Maybe some of April's traits could have been built up to instead of her kind of info dumping before something happened. But overall, not a big deal
That cliffhanger at the end should be illegal though 😔 jail
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Medical content
prettyinpunk's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Biphobia
annestinehf's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
allylig's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
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? Yes
5.0
AMAZING!! This book is incredibly compelling and leaves you wanting more. It talks about fame and social media success in an honest way and in a way that only someone who recieved success on social media can do. It does contain queer characters, and the queerness of the main character, April May, plays an especially important role in the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Biphobia and Death
ellahaugdahl's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
i liked concept of this book even though i’m not a huge fan of sci-fi. however, i could not take it seriously at several occasions. sometimes it all seemed too unrealistic, especially compared to the character development and being an influencer. it was hard focusing on both the storyline and the message behind.
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i also did not like the description of the characters. they all came unnatural, especially how they looked. some description such as race came so late in the book it was hard for me to change my visual version of the characters
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one thing i enjoyed however, was how green wrote april. she is a 23 year old woman, and though green is not, he wrote her realistically. i usually have a problem with millennial and late gen-x-ers because they tend to think that youths haven’t changed as much since they were young, and the only new things they add are cringy hobbies and characteristics such as buzzfeed and harry potter. hank green is not one of them. i could relate to april may in many ways since she was so nicely written.
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i want to read the sequel even though this one was not my favorite. i am exited to see where the story is leading.
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i also did not like the description of the characters. they all came unnatural, especially how they looked. some description such as race came so late in the book it was hard for me to change my visual version of the characters
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one thing i enjoyed however, was how green wrote april. she is a 23 year old woman, and though green is not, he wrote her realistically. i usually have a problem with millennial and late gen-x-ers because they tend to think that youths haven’t changed as much since they were young, and the only new things they add are cringy hobbies and characteristics such as buzzfeed and harry potter. hank green is not one of them. i could relate to april may in many ways since she was so nicely written.
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i want to read the sequel even though this one was not my favorite. i am exited to see where the story is leading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, and War
ckbooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oh my god I love this book. I've cried at a lot of books before, usually because they are sad or otherwise emotional, and though I definitely did that kind of crying, I think this may be the first time I've cried at a book due to it's sheer intensity. I feel like I didn't have lungs or a heartbeat for the last three chapters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Biphobia
gertsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury