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I've finished it. I'm feeling empty.
I want to say "forever missing them" but the truth is they will never be finished for me, they taught me lessons that I'd keep in mind and I'd use them for my entire life thinking about Aristotle and Dante every time.
adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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

Sobbed through the last quarter. 10/10 would do again
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The first half of the book went slow for me, but the second half grabbed me by the heart and would not let me go. So many tears of grief and loss and joy and love...I just loved it so much.
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

Milovala jsem první díl, miluju tohle. V jednu chvíli se mi zdálo, že se vlastně nic neděje, ale pak přišel celkem velký plot twist, kde jsem hleděla s otevřenou pusou. Dante a Ari jsou naprosto boží a nejradši bych o nich četla ještě další knihy.
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This sequel contained so many things I hoped for and many things I hoped against, all wrapped up in a way that perfectly complemented each other. It was lovely, heartbreaking, inspiring, infuriating, and magnificent all at once. 

There is love in this book. It’s in every character, in every margin, in every punctuation mark. There is pain, there is heartache, and there is so much love to make up for everything else. 

I am so grateful to have been able to read more from Aristotle and Dante’s story. I really admire how well AIDS was discussed, and how much growth Ari did between the beginning of the first book and the end of its sequel. It felt realistic. It had me hooked. And Dante… what a sweet boy. I just want to give him a hug and tousle his hair. 

I’d love more of this story, especially from Dante’s point of view. But if I never get more, I’m satisfied.