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I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

6 reviews

frqnc22's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25


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lost_windsock's review against another edition

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emotional medium-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

This book had a bit of a slow beginning, and an absolute whirlwind of an ending. I couldn't put it down towards the last hundred pages or so. It deals with so many real, ragged emotions, and the journey every character went on was intense in it's own way.

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emilyandthewhippet's review

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emotional hopeful 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

5.0


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hannahrogers's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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thereadinglemon's review against another edition

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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

3.5


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nostarsleftinthesky's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

14/4/22
Probably my least favourite of Alice's purely because I didn't really like most of the characters except Bliss, Jimmy and Lister (how can you not love those three honestly). I feel everyone had really good character growth, I just really disliked Angel until maybe the last 50 pages. I do have a lot to thank this book for though because it introduced me to the amazing writing of Alice back in 2019. I feel I don't connect with these characters the same way I connect with every character in all Alice's other novels and that might me why I don't enjoy this one as much - I related to Jimmy a good few times and Juliet maybe once, but at a personal level I think this story doesn't suit me as well as their other books suit me. I probably will continue to reread because I did enjoy most of this book and it's a real page turner. It just proves that I don't really need characters I connect with to enjoy a book (though that does factor into all of my all time favourites), I just need amazing prose and plot. PLEASE CHECK TEIGGER WARNINGS AS ALWAYS <3

15/4/22
not a reread but i keep reading bicci fics and i can accept that they make this review 4.5 not 4

8/8/23
God honestly this is actually magnificent in its own little way

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