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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
This book is definitely pretty heavy, but I really liked it! Didn’t expect it to get as intense as it did. I’d maybe say that at certain points it was definitely a bit heavy-handed, and, while I know it’s a YA, it felt quite juvenile at times. Overall though, it was quite a moving coming-of-age story, and tackles quite a lot of serious themes in ways that felt pretty meaningful.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My first five star review this year!
This book was absolutely stellar. It has a sci-fi element to it but I wouldn't call it a sci-fi novel. It has dystopian elements to it but it's not a dystopian story.
It's simply a really good story about being young, grieving and depressed with the added weight of not fitting in. It's about those stupid decisions you make as a young person, it's about the deep feelings you feel as a young person, it's about that helplessness you sometimes feels as a young person.
There are triggering descriptions of assault in this book but in my opinion, the author deals so well with the aftermath of those incidents.
And the characters are top-notch, very believable and well-written.
All in all, I really recommend this to anyone who likes young adult fiction.
This book was absolutely stellar. It has a sci-fi element to it but I wouldn't call it a sci-fi novel. It has dystopian elements to it but it's not a dystopian story.
It's simply a really good story about being young, grieving and depressed with the added weight of not fitting in. It's about those stupid decisions you make as a young person, it's about the deep feelings you feel as a young person, it's about that helplessness you sometimes feels as a young person.
There are triggering descriptions of assault in this book but in my opinion, the author deals so well with the aftermath of those incidents.
And the characters are top-notch, very believable and well-written.
All in all, I really recommend this to anyone who likes young adult fiction.
it took me a while to get to this book for some reason. but when i finally started it i couldn't stop. the more i read it the more i liked it. this book made me feel so many feels. but it SO STRONGLY reminded me about 'everybody sees the ants' by a.s. king. i mean these books have so many simmularityes it's kinda suspenseful. but maybe it's just me becouse i read them pretty close to each other
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"We remember the past,
live in the present and
write the future."
I see what the hype was about - pretty easy to get lost in the well written characters and story. Recommended for pseudo sci fi fans.
live in the present and
write the future."
I see what the hype was about - pretty easy to get lost in the well written characters and story. Recommended for pseudo sci fi fans.
Only read this to keep my streak on StoryGraph because the epic was on my phone. Read it last minute on my phone while in Jamaica.