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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
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
The ending was really unsatisfying and sad for me but it was perfect
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
emotional
hopeful
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
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Goddamnit this was so good, just go ahead and rip out my heart Sarah Searle! There are so many sweet, intimate moments between these teens but they also create such high expectations for each other that when their communication falls apart, it really hurts. Too. Fucking. Real, omg. I love that Searle shares some her original teen zine comics at the end!! The zines of Winifred's that we see are wonderfully crafted, too - it's clear that Winifred is putting her own emotions and experiences into them, even if they're fantasy. A brilliant story that cuts to the core.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
the story is set in 2002, and high school, and boy did this really take me back (i narrowly avoided using a tie as a belt). everyone in the story feels so grounded and real, and i appreciate that it doesn't end with a super sweet or super high happy ending. instead it ends with the promise that things often can and do get better, that looking for other solutions to a problem can be the exact right thing, and that being vulnerable can be good.
This story was moving and beautifully told. Winifred is such a real character that I think anyone who's been 15 will see parts of themselves in.