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I fell in love with hope by Lancali

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styxis's review against another edition

3.0

Destruction is addictive, he writes. The more I am, the less I want to be. The less I am, the lesser I want to become.

Death is sudden. It has no taste for irony or reason. It doesn't wait for another tick of the metronome. It doesn't wait for goodbyes. Death is a taker, plain, direct, no tricks up its sleeve. And it will give you nothing in return but a last endless kiss for those you leave behind.

This entire book read like a 400-page tragic poem. I'm genuinely saddened to admit that it threw me into a bit of a reading slump, despite its beautiful writing and deeply soulful characters. Each one of them felt like they deserved a long, comforting hug.

I especially enjoyed the narrative thing going on (if you've read it, you'll know exactly what I mean), but unfortunately the book lacked a plot which made it quite strenuous to read. And towards the end, !!SPOILER!!

Spoiler

the author seemed to rush through killing off her characters,

which felt unrealistic and forced.

aoife_joyce06's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

its_still_you15's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

dixie1090's review against another edition

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Mind numbingly pretentious.

thycody's review against another edition

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4.0

There’s no individual sentence in this book that isn’t poetically written. The characters can come off as extra sometimes, but take your time to fall in love with them. The hurt, hurts. There is EASILY something to take away from this book. That’s my summary

hasse_238's review against another edition

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5.0

This book made me quite literally bawl my eyes out. I related to a lot of aspects and things the characters said. I think this is the first book I read that was so realistic and beautifully written. Defininetly recommend if you're looking for something adorable yet heartbreaking to read