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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
I heard people found this book offensive?? I didn't find it offensive?? Maybe simple,,. It is a love story, in the end, but I read a few reviews that state that she's dependent on a
Boy for her self worth which is just plain wrong if you read it. She's very confident, and there is a lot of attention in the book put into how much therapy she went through and her healing- which WOULD make her more Whole and confident and beautiful than your typical high schooler. I thought it was ok, it was YA, it was light, it wasn't "amazing literature" , but i really don't see it as offensive. She was a fully formed character (as fully formed as any YA character I've read lately) and she was strong. What's offensive?
Boy for her self worth which is just plain wrong if you read it. She's very confident, and there is a lot of attention in the book put into how much therapy she went through and her healing- which WOULD make her more Whole and confident and beautiful than your typical high schooler. I thought it was ok, it was YA, it was light, it wasn't "amazing literature" , but i really don't see it as offensive. She was a fully formed character (as fully formed as any YA character I've read lately) and she was strong. What's offensive?
I loved this book so much! I've read all the bright places, and because I was really surprised by that book I had to read this one.
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Although cute, I think many of the themes in this novel have been done (far more successfully) in other YA books. Jack, one of the main characters, is mainly characterized by his prosopagnosia. Libby was once known as "America's Fattest Teen", and is switching from being homeschooled to a public high school.
The romance in this novel felt rushed and the end felt too cheesy and impossible. I was also disappointed by the pacing of the plot, which I felt was poorly executed. The novel just seemed to wander a little for me, with nothing really pushing it through to its conclusion.
Jennifer Niven knows how to write a cute romance, but ultimately some of the cheesy writing, the lackluster plot, and the narrators characterized by a single trait brought this novel's rating down for me.
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However, this is done far better in [b:Bone Gap|18806240|Bone Gap|Laura Ruby|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1402928507s/18806240.jpg|26737294], so I would recommend that book instead for those interested in this disorder.The romance in this novel felt rushed and the end felt too cheesy and impossible. I was also disappointed by the pacing of the plot, which I felt was poorly executed. The novel just seemed to wander a little for me, with nothing really pushing it through to its conclusion.
Jennifer Niven knows how to write a cute romance, but ultimately some of the cheesy writing, the lackluster plot, and the narrators characterized by a single trait brought this novel's rating down for me.
I thought it was entertaining enough to read, but there were a few too many 'for her weight' or 'for her size' comments that ended up rubbing me the wrong way. I feel like the story also glossed over any healing that Libby went through to have gotten to the point to where she was in her life and the severity of the panic she would experience.
3.5 stelline
Non all'altezza di All the Bright Places, ma con un insegnamento importante.
In più i protagonisti sono finalmente diversi dai classici bellocci e stangoni nei soliti contemporanei.
Non all'altezza di All the Bright Places, ma con un insegnamento importante.
In più i protagonisti sono finalmente diversi dai classici bellocci e stangoni nei soliti contemporanei.
Very interesting main characters. I especially loved the male character in this one. He dealt with a problem, that I've never read nor heard about before. It had such an educative impact as well. A lovely story, heartwarming and sweet. And this time the author decided to give it a happy ending, which I was really thankful for. It didn't leave me with such strong emotions as her "All the bright places", it was a bit lighter. All in all a really nice reading.
I so badly wish I could’ve liked this book but holy sh*t it was so boring. I had a lot of high hopes, because I loved All The Bright Places.
I really enjoyed this book and almost gave it 4 stars. The reason I kept it at 3 stars is that it was a little too perfect of an ending.
This is a book I thought about picking up multiple times before I actually did. I kept rereading the summary and I’m like “wow this doesn’t sound amazing but I heard lots of good things.” Needless to say, I gave it a chance and it was PHENOMENAL! Boy, Jennifer Niven really gets into developing her characters and that’s what makes her books so damn good. You root for these characters to make it in the end, and she sure makes it so your on this rollercoaster of emotions the whole book, but the end is SO WORTH IT! If you ever question a Jennifer Niven book, just pick it up and read it. This book exceeded what I thought possible, and it’s definently a book I could reread in the future.
I don't know what to say. It was awesome. It was kinda different from nowadays love story books. It was great because although the story wasn't focusing on love or death it was so real and it was about real problems. I really loved Libby's character and understood her.