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katerivas's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
pinksophia25's review against another edition
5.0
Very emotional I cried. Short read but very impactful and thought-provoking
lucyjunee's review against another edition
4.0
This book was truly beautiful. An amazing story of a fourteen year old girl trying to find herself when she started out in the world, all alone.
Dumped in a dustbin minutes after she was born, April has never really known who she is. On her fourteenth birthday, she skives off school and goes on a life-changing journey to discover her true identity.
In this book, Wilson tackles subjects such as abuse, suicide, alcoholism and abandonment extremely respectfully, and really opens the eyes of her readers. This book was amazing, and April's story will stay with me for years to come.
Love Lucy x
(I also loved Elaine's cameo)
Dumped in a dustbin minutes after she was born, April has never really known who she is. On her fourteenth birthday, she skives off school and goes on a life-changing journey to discover her true identity.
In this book, Wilson tackles subjects such as abuse, suicide, alcoholism and abandonment extremely respectfully, and really opens the eyes of her readers. This book was amazing, and April's story will stay with me for years to come.
Love Lucy x
(I also loved Elaine's cameo)
mrs_phelps's review against another edition
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- 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? No
3.0
evie_readz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
3.0
rogenecarter's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely spellbinding from the first word to the last. A rollercoaster of emotions similar to "White Oleander."
thatonereddot's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
legaliste's review against another edition
5.0
shit man one of the best books i have read i cried so much in this one
ava_jpg's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
very heavy for a kids book, but not too difficult that a kid in middle school wouldn’t be able to understand. read in one night, and made me cry. the main character’s life is very complicated and there are times where you aren’t sure if you are supposed to like her or not, but the book does a really good job of showing how a person who has major flaws can still be loved by the reader and the characters around them. a very well written children’s book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism