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tkayo09's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
tnrobb's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
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
4.25
gretchreads's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.25
amdyn's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
evieheart's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
mandeyreads's review against another edition
3.0
I’d give this one ⭐️⭐️⭐️stars. The writing just was there for me. I really liked the characters and the plot was good, it’s just that the writing was really distracting. I did appreciate the banter between Zahra and Rowan, teasing/meanness of it.
One big hang-up: the dialogue.
There was so much telling instead of showing. The dialogue didn’t seem natural through many parts of the book. Zahra’s bubbly personality translated to dialogue that had way too many exclamation marks. Often Rowan would give a piece of information that, using context clues, the reader would understand. However, immediately after his admission, Zarah would say “why?” or ask questions that had obvious answers. There were a few times when “yay!” was yelled by numerous characters at once that actually made me cringe.
I get the author was trying to point out what a bubbly person Zahra is but the fact that she was laughing or giggling constantly at things that weren’t really funny was actually kind of weird. Like, if i knew someone like her in real life I’d be a little creeped out.
The
One big hang-up: the dialogue.
There was so much telling instead of showing. The dialogue didn’t seem natural through many parts of the book. Zahra’s bubbly personality translated to dialogue that had way too many exclamation marks. Often Rowan would give a piece of information that, using context clues, the reader would understand. However, immediately after his admission, Zarah would say “why?” or ask questions that had obvious answers. There were a few times when “yay!” was yelled by numerous characters at once that actually made me cringe.
I get the author was trying to point out what a bubbly person Zahra is but the fact that she was laughing or giggling constantly at things that weren’t really funny was actually kind of weird. Like, if i knew someone like her in real life I’d be a little creeped out.
The
meggs_14's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
simikkaur's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
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
2.75
marinablack's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
5.0
josieg2002's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5