Reviews

Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram

bailey_lynch22's review

5.0

My comfort character has made me love him even more, and the fuzzy emotional feelings from this book was everything.

“Being depressed doesn’t mean I’m not happy. It’s like, happy is one color. And depressed is another color. And you can paint happy, and then paint a little depression around the edges.”

nectarb's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

even gayer than darius the great is not okay 

it was a great addition to the first one but i think the two books could’ve merged into one 

i would’ve liked both of the iranian influences and the gay struggle in one story line 

i want to read more of chip and darius :(

charmedrandi's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.75

venusbabe's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

augustxm's review against another edition

3.0

More like a 3.5. Unfortunately not as good as the first book.

mel420's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

jdurkan91's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.0

And my time now is done with Darius.

I really enjoyed these two books, but if I were to be honest I enjoyed DTGINO is better than DTGDB.

I loved the Iranian influence in book 1, where this was very much the American YA novel. Not saying that’s a bad thing.

I felt there was a lot in between the books that should have been in the book or glossed over. Darius’ coming out, the problems at home, meeting Landon, but still enjoyable.

Chip had great character development, as did Darius but he felt more whiny this time around.

The title is right, he deserves better. Souhrab felt more like a cameo star than bestie.

Love Mamou. And The Kellners are a great family.

Glad soccer worked out for him, glad he got to know his worth, glad he embraced himself.

Overall, it’s a 3 from me. I hope there is more to come.

lyla_m's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

aviautonomous's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

5.0

saciashy's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.75