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Book was recommended to me by a colleague. I can see the appeal for young people, and I think it’s important for them to have access to books like this one. I might’ve loved the book more if I was the target audience.

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lonelylooper's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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books_and_fairy_lights's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

It was finally time I got around to reading this book. It did not disappoint. The characters are incredibly well written. It's funny, I feel like every gay person would relate to either Ari or to Dante. Maybe sometimes a mix of both. I definitely related to Dante. Maybe some of Ari too, not gonna lie. I loved how it pictured love (both romantic and familial) as that deep caring feeling. It showed that the world can be hard and complicated, but that with people who love you and stand by you, maybe you can make sense of things a little, and you can bare things you couldn't bare on your own. The importance of letting people in. The importance of kindness.
I was on the verge of tears so many times through that book. Good tears, but damn.

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torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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bry_on_rye's review

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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? Yes

5.0

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elenabluenette's review

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reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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streebela's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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cecilie26's review

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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

5.0

I really loved this book. I haven’t read anything in this kind of genre before, but that was definitely a mistake.
Loved that it was kind of simple but said so much still.
The feeling it gave me was really something I haven’t felt before while reading a book, and it was fantastic. It’s me feel so many things, young and confused and a kind of calm that you can’t describe other than comfortable. Like nice comfortable between close friends.
I have read that some find it kind of lacking and is not it when they have read into this kind of genre, but I think this book is a fantastic “starter” book to come into the genre. Even though I find this book phenomenal in its own way. Loved the writing even though it was at a slow pace. Even when it was slow it gave you something at every page.
If you want a vibe then it think the song “people watching” by Conan gray, is hitting it pretty good.

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