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synth's review
1.0
I'm not gonna talk about the poor writing quality because it's not what irked me the most, and many reviews focus on it.
What irked me the most is all the little things that reveal a very categorical view of the queer community, despite trying to be inclusive.
For example (those are early in the book, so not very spoilery), genderqueer isn't necessarily equal to trans. And LGBTQI? Where's the A? And I don't mean ally..........
I realize it might look petty, especially given that most queer books are actually only gay or lesbian, and sometimes even narrow-minded (derogatory towards or denying of other experiences), and the author really does try to be inclusive. But that's the thing, if you wanna be inclusive, do it right.
What irked me the most is all the little things that reveal a very categorical view of the queer community, despite trying to be inclusive.
For example (those are early in the book, so not very spoilery), genderqueer isn't necessarily equal to trans. And LGBTQI? Where's the A? And I don't mean ally..........
I realize it might look petty, especially given that most queer books are actually only gay or lesbian, and sometimes even narrow-minded (derogatory towards or denying of other experiences), and the author really does try to be inclusive. But that's the thing, if you wanna be inclusive, do it right.
izzorizzo's review
5.0
I really enjoyed this book, especially since it touches on a lot of "unsafe" subjects that some YA just refuses to go near.
kaindi's review
1.0
If it hadn´t been for my best friend, who wanted to know how the book ends, I wouldn´t have finished this book.
The story all in all is interesting but the writing style was just horrible. Whole paragraphs are written in italic (mainly flashbacks), everything gets summarised about ten times and don´t get me started on the way the dialogue was written. UGH!
Also: Shai´s girlfriend Marlena is so unlikable in the beginning I can´t even muster up sympathy for her when everything kind of turns to shit in her life. I mean she is pregnant, married to a man she doesn´t love and still in love with Shai who doesn´t want anything to do with her anymore.
The only characters I was really interested in were Tazer and Soli. But they didn´t get a lot of development, aside from a boyfriend for Soli that she actually loved.
Another thing that really irked me: Shai was kicked out of her home and moves into Soli´s house. She is allowed to live there with her dog, she already has a full time job and somehow she doesn´t encounter any problems that have to do with her "homelessness". When you look at the reality of a lot of homeless teens, it does not match Shai´s experience at all.
All in all I would not recommend this book.
The story all in all is interesting but the writing style was just horrible. Whole paragraphs are written in italic (mainly flashbacks), everything gets summarised about ten times and don´t get me started on the way the dialogue was written. UGH!
Also: Shai´s girlfriend Marlena is so unlikable in the beginning I can´t even muster up sympathy for her when everything kind of turns to shit in her life. I mean she is pregnant, married to a man she doesn´t love and still in love with Shai who doesn´t want anything to do with her anymore.
The only characters I was really interested in were Tazer and Soli. But they didn´t get a lot of development, aside from a boyfriend for Soli that she actually loved.
Another thing that really irked me: Shai was kicked out of her home and moves into Soli´s house. She is allowed to live there with her dog, she already has a full time job and somehow she doesn´t encounter any problems that have to do with her "homelessness". When you look at the reality of a lot of homeless teens, it does not match Shai´s experience at all.
All in all I would not recommend this book.
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