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joylovestoread's review
- 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
Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Chronic illness
Moderate: Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol, Violence, and Car accident
koplomps's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Confinement and Grief
Moderate: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Child death
Minor: Medical content, Alcoholism, and Car accident
minyoonhwi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Chronic illness, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts
ajweber620's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Violence, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
bookswstella's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The book did feel kinda rushed through but it’s a beautiful story and I loved Olly and Maddys relationship even tho it was instant and fast paced!
I doesn’t love the characters because I don’t feel very connected to them, I feel like it should have been more detailed character description's! But other than that I liked it!
And also, the twist at the end?! Was definitely not expecting that!
Graphic: Grief and Medical content
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Deadnaming, Violence, and Alcohol
jodieworton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
My first Nicola Yoon book and I am in love with her writing style. The book follows Madeline, a girl who has a rare life threatening disease, SCID. Madeline cannot leave the safety of her home without potentially becoming severely unwell.
Maddie watches the world from her house, only human contact she has Is with her mum, her nurse and sometimes her tutor. No one else is allowed into their home, this is a strict rule made by her mother.
Then she meets Olly. Her new neighbour from across the street. Maddie watches from the confines of her bedroom window. Following them and understanding their routine.
Across the weeks, Olly tries and fails to make contact with Maddie, and then they realise they can IM. They start to fall for one another, Maddie has a great relationship with her nurse, and she is able to persuade her to allow Olly inside their home.
However, when you have much of a good thing, you only want more.
This is a beautiful story about love, and grief and what grief can do to you and to the ones you love.
Graphic: Mental illness and Child abuse
Moderate: Violence and Chronic illness
kbucheit's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse
nina17's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Homophobia
just_kayaa's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism
Minor: Violence
lorinew1's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, and Alcoholism