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2.0
Meh.
I'm rating this before I even finish the book, because I'm surprised at how much my opinion on the plot and characters has by the time I'm 70% finished.
Let's start with how much I dislike Livvie's (main character) friends. They aren't even present in most of the story and ditch Livvie for a-hole boyfriends EVEN THOUGH her sister is dying. They only return to terrorize Livvie about her new-found sexual orientation. No "Hello-how-are-you-holding-up-heres-a-hug" kind of friends, more like "so-my-boyfriend-oh-wait-your-sister-is-dying" type of friends. WTF?! Can't even love to hate them.
Livvie- She would not stand up for herself when boys tried to use her (again and again) or when her bitchy friends threw more and more of those dickish boys at her (again and again). Her sister is merely forgotten when she finds herself a girlfriend. And shes my favorite character.
Her mom was just plain selfish. And that's it. Also only popping into the story when the plot thickens to bother Livvie instead of actually caring for her dying daughter's wishes or her living daughter's life. Huh. But not even excitingly antagonist-y.
Bianca was ok.
Livvie's synesthesia made for very interesting descriptions of her experiences. Really loved that part of the book, but it's a shame that the use of description based on her synesthesia dwindled as the book went on, and on, and on. I was very disappointed.
Excuse my rant.
My Recommendation: You might enjoy this one. I didn't.
I'm rating this before I even finish the book, because I'm surprised at how much my opinion on the plot and characters has by the time I'm 70% finished.
Let's start with how much I dislike Livvie's (main character) friends. They aren't even present in most of the story and ditch Livvie for a-hole boyfriends EVEN THOUGH her sister is dying. They only return to terrorize Livvie about her new-found sexual orientation. No "Hello-how-are-you-holding-up-heres-a-hug" kind of friends, more like "so-my-boyfriend-oh-wait-your-sister-is-dying" type of friends. WTF?! Can't even love to hate them.
Livvie- She would not stand up for herself when boys tried to use her (again and again) or when her bitchy friends threw more and more of those dickish boys at her (again and again). Her sister is merely forgotten when she finds herself a girlfriend. And shes my favorite character.
Her mom was just plain selfish. And that's it. Also only popping into the story when the plot thickens to bother Livvie instead of actually caring for her dying daughter's wishes or her living daughter's life. Huh. But not even excitingly antagonist-y.
Bianca was ok.
Livvie's synesthesia made for very interesting descriptions of her experiences. Really loved that part of the book, but it's a shame that the use of description based on her synesthesia dwindled as the book went on, and on, and on. I was very disappointed.
Excuse my rant.
My Recommendation: You might enjoy this one. I didn't.
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