412 reviews for:

The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.08 AVERAGE

shecantstopreading's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful 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

scbeachy's review

3.0

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

halliew's review

3.75

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lexy5411's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bitter_lunova's review

3.5

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Felt very empty somehow

ahayesbell's review

4.5

adventurous emotional medium-paced

acmumford's review

4.0

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4.5 stars

shelleysmith06's review

3.0

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It was fine, but I hoped a Newberry winner would be more interesting.

l_in_orange's review

4.5

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tonisalvatore's review

2.5

emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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As someone with a severe anxiety disorder, I wasn't looking for a book about a kid with a severe anxiety disorder, especially when it spoils a book about a kid who time travels to my childhood from the future. It was okay, but mostly disappointing.