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colorful_lulu's review against another edition
funny
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Classism
Minor: Racism, Sexism, Cursing, and Car accident
delz's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Most Likely is a good novel. The story takes place in Ohio, it’s about four young women in senior year of high school, getting ready for their futures. The writing has a nice flow as it continually switches between characters unless they’re all together. The only issue is they don’t really have their own voices. They all have great stories, but their voices are all basically the same. It’s a flaw, but I would still recommend this book because it really is a good story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Ableism, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Classism
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
Most Likely opens with a woman and her husband in the moments before her inauguration as President of the United States. It then travels back to the senior year of high school for four best friends, one of whom will go on to be that President. As a reader part of the fun is trying to guess whether it is Martha or Ava or CJ or Jordan. This is a story of strong female friendship, of four young women who have each other’s backs. It is not a heavy book although it does include some heavy topics including adoption, disability, mental health, money issues, race, gentrification and more. The final year of high school, at least in America, is filled with a lot of stress and high stake events like SAT tests and college applications. By looking at four different young women, one of whom becomes President, this book raises the issue of whether future success and achievement, or even direction more generally, can be predicted by a person’s achievements or interests during their high school years. I’m not sure how I feel about the way the story ended. In some ways the book may have been stronger had the President’s identity not been revealed. The ending also contained an unexpected plot twist, which felt a little unnecessary since it didn’t add anything substantial to the story. I was disappointed by how interchangeable the girls came across on the page. None of them had distinctive voices and I often struggled to keep them straight. Overall though this was a quick, enjoyable read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism
hansbookshelf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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
This book opens with the inauguration of President Diffenderfer, I know, ridiculous name, who has taken her husband's name so we don't know her true identity. We are then introduced to four high school friends and it's known that one of these girls are destined to become President Diffenderfer. It's a fun, light-hearted story about female friendship and growing up, but it covers hard topics of classism, sexism, racism, ableism, and so much more. It's SO GOOD. Please read it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
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