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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
Oh boy, another coming-of-age story featuring pretentious, cardboard cutout characters attempting to make meaningful commentary on various issues and continuously missing the mark, instead landing somewhere around "cringey".
Would have dnf'd had it not been such a short audiobook.
Would have dnf'd had it not been such a short audiobook.
Really funny and interesting plot. I loved the cast of characters and the links to the Gods and how all the parts of the story tie together in the end.
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
I'm a little disappointing that this is my first Patrick Ness book, espically after I've heard so much about him. It wasn't horrible - but it wasn't exactly good either. Things just didn't flow for me at all, and when it finally did start to make a little more sense it was too close to the end and I was already done with the story.
Hopefully my next time reading a Patrick Ness book will be better.
Hopefully my next time reading a Patrick Ness book will be better.
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Goddamn.
I flew through this book in two days. Absolutely loved it. I loved seeing the two stories unfold next to each other, one being YA nonsense bullshit and the other being something super real and meaningful but also not totally disconnected from the YA nonsense bullshit. And that bit of twist at the end with the indie kids knowing it's "supposed to go" a certain way and Jared breaking that? Excellent. If anything, I wanted a little more exploration of that concept. (Sequel?)
This book was funny and emotional and witty and deep. Lots of little sly sardonic comments and pokes at tropes, but also a lot of realistic depictions of mental health and family dynamics and queerness and so many other things. I think this book has the first on-page therapy appointment that I didn't cringe at; and in fact, was shouting, "Yes! Yes!" at the page the whole time. I was a little worried about a cure narrative at the end, but also not sure how to handle that in regards to OCD/anxiety, but the author did it so well. "I want to know if I can do it myself." Perfect.
Loved the characters, loved the story, loved the world. Also still losing my mind over the one guy just being referred to as “second indie kid Finn” constantly. Overall just such a good book.
I flew through this book in two days. Absolutely loved it. I loved seeing the two stories unfold next to each other, one being YA nonsense bullshit and the other being something super real and meaningful but also not totally disconnected from the YA nonsense bullshit. And that bit of twist at the end with the indie kids knowing it's "supposed to go" a certain way and Jared breaking that? Excellent. If anything, I wanted a little more exploration of that concept. (Sequel?)
This book was funny and emotional and witty and deep. Lots of little sly sardonic comments and pokes at tropes, but also a lot of realistic depictions of mental health and family dynamics and queerness and so many other things. I think this book has the first on-page therapy appointment that I didn't cringe at; and in fact, was shouting, "Yes! Yes!" at the page the whole time. I was a little worried about a cure narrative at the end, but also not sure how to handle that in regards to OCD/anxiety, but the author did it so well. "I want to know if I can do it myself." Perfect.
Loved the characters, loved the story, loved the world. Also still losing my mind over the one guy just being referred to as “second indie kid Finn” constantly. Overall just such a good book.
adventurous
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No