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navayiota's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It gave me Secret History-but they grew up vibes. Now I really want to start a map collection..
Two things that bothered me were how stereotypically not-like-other-girls Nel is, (petite, unruly hair, big glasses, big cardigans, not chic, bookish, quiet but feisty) i struggled to imagine her that way and the wording always prompted an eye roll from me. The second thing was just how easily everyone spilled their past to Nel even though it was the first time they had seen her in 2+ decades, and the fact that they included all their petty drama. It completely broke immersion for me whenever someone who was prev ously reserved started talking about what was going on in their relationship and even their sex lives. I liked the story but the way it was conveyed to the reader felt weird.
Two things that bothered me were how stereotypically not-like-other-girls Nel is, (petite, unruly hair, big glasses, big cardigans, not chic, bookish, quiet but feisty) i struggled to imagine her that way and the wording always prompted an eye roll from me. The second thing was just how easily everyone spilled their past to Nel even though it was the first time they had seen her in 2+ decades, and the fact that they included all their petty drama. It completely broke immersion for me whenever someone who was prev ously reserved started talking about what was going on in their relationship and even their sex lives. I liked the story but the way it was conveyed to the reader felt weird.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Stalking
Moderate: Alcohol and Medical content
Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content
spineofthesaurus's review against another edition
mysterious
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Stalking
Moderate: Blood, Murder, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Classism and Pregnancy
dnlrbchd's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
This one was tough to rate. On the one hand, I inhaled it and wanted to know what happened through most of the book. On the other, the plot holes and "wait, what..?" moments were numerous.
This is a great read if you can't shut off any inclination to ask questions or think about most of what's being presented, which I admit is a challenge.
Things that made absolutely no sense:
* Nell's career being ruined over an argument with her father
* The love storyline
* The voice the main narrator was allowed to use for Felix
* Why a parent would be cool with abandoning their family for decades rather than just having a few difficult conversations
* That literally no one blinked an eye at someone taking over a job after being gone for decades
This is a great read if you can't shut off any inclination to ask questions or think about most of what's being presented, which I admit is a challenge.
Things that made absolutely no sense:
* Nell's career being ruined over an argument with her father
* The love storyline
* The voice the main narrator was allowed to use for Felix
* Why a parent would be cool with abandoning their family for decades rather than just having a few difficult conversations
* That literally no one blinked an eye at someone taking over a job after being gone for decades
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
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