Reviews

Better by Far by Hazel Hayes

mel_not_gibson_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

dai2daireader's review

medium-paced

4.0

katelynleonardi's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

esmcnamee's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

echapman72's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mrdonohoe's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This book was a beautiful and poignant reflection of grief. The writing was beautiful and impactful.

hannahrose_99's review

2.0

 

feeling really disappointed by this one because i love hazel but! a lot of things were missing for me here. i hated all the dream sequences; i understand their purpose for the main character's development and backstory, but i just hated reading them almost every single chapter.

i also think i would have enjoyed this more as a short story??? i understand the parallels that were being made between kate losing her relationship and also her grief about her mother, but it just made the book feel like two separate novels for me.

i also struggled to feel connected to any of the characters, but i was really wanting to know more about kate's dad as character!

klvporter's review

dark funny hopeful reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

marissa_gibbs's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

notjess's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0