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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
Was this book perfect? I don't care. I experienced the entire range of human emotion. I had fun. I felt immense dread. I saw my friends from the first three books. Nora I need the next book STAT.
I am so happy this book exists. And I can't believe Nora is still writing in this world with her amazing characters. She has the ability to make these characters live in your mind rent-free and make all the trauma and unbelievable premises feel realistic at the moment. This book is just a continuation of the perfect brain rot the original books gave me.
I am so glad I never read fanfics about Jean or Jeremy, so I had no previous headcanons or preconceived notions. I could enjoy this book for what it was without that burden. And I did enjoy it so much. Jean has so much trauma, and we are just beginning to explore his healing. He is finally allowed to be a real boy, and I cannot wait to see more of that in the next book. I loved all the side characters, especially Cat and Laila, and finally seeing Neil from an outside POV (he is so feral. I love him to the moon and back). I didn't cry reading, but man, I want to reread it again and reread the first 3 books. I cannot wait until the next one, and I will be on AO3 until then.
Thank you Nora for this book!
I am so glad I never read fanfics about Jean or Jeremy, so I had no previous headcanons or preconceived notions. I could enjoy this book for what it was without that burden. And I did enjoy it so much. Jean has so much trauma, and we are just beginning to explore his healing. He is finally allowed to be a real boy, and I cannot wait to see more of that in the next book. I loved all the side characters, especially Cat and Laila, and finally seeing Neil from an outside POV (he is so feral. I love him to the moon and back). I didn't cry reading, but man, I want to reread it again and reread the first 3 books. I cannot wait until the next one, and I will be on AO3 until then.
Thank you Nora for this book!
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
sunshine with a big yellow flower in the cover grossly unprepared me for how painful this was going to be but call me stupid bc i should’ve known considering the series ;-; pacing was a little funky in the beginning bordering on boring (other than andriel crumbs :3) but oof once jean went to usc i was hooked.. i think the earlier 3 books kept me on the edge of my seat constantly bc neil was an unreliable narrator and we were finding things out as they happened but here we know most of what’s happened and are finding out worse details yes but there’s not the constant “jump scares” of trauma being hurdled which somehow made it more of an overall ache?? idk how to describe it but i think the earlier books were plot heavy making me more invested in the story development first and characters development second since SO much was happening but here the character development is the highlight and the plot is fairly sparse in comparison (not even the entire summer was in this book!!) focusing a lot more on jeans internal demons and the reactions of those around him discovering the truth of the man behind the rumors. i guess the earlier books were survival mode and this one is recovery/healing mode.. overall really enjoyed and i’m excited to see jeans journey to healing and hopefully the plot picking up in the next couple books
dark
emotional
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