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tamponpaw's review against another edition
4.0
Короче, если вы хотите почитать что-нибудь милое, подростковое и про квиров – run don’t go. Книга мне понравилась, я сожрала ее за неделю небольшими интервалами, но решила, что напишу осознанный отзыв про хорошие и не очень стороны!
Плюсы:
+ Очень много про семью, причем как и тоскливого, так и счастливого. Тот случай, когда находишь партнера и обретаешь покой в отношениях с близкими, потому что понимаешь, что так проще и приятнее.
+ Мир без гомофобии. В начале книги автор прописывает, что в их истории нет места ни для каких фобий, и, если честно, можете называть это delusional store, но мне нравится такое. Вонючих гомофобов и трансфобов можно встретить в жизни, сюда мы идем за миром для квиров.
+ Просто куча маленьких моментиков между главными героями: свидания, короткие встречи, ночевки, поездки в важные места, общие секреты, переписки. Вы спросите: стандарты настолько низки? Но в других книгах, которые я читала, персонажи дай бог выберутся вместе в продуктовый.
+ Сюжет хоть и не какой-то сложный, но за ним приятно следить.
+ У одного из главных героев, Джоны, вся жизнь – одна большая проблема, но автор не наваливает на него абсурдное количество сложных ситуаций, просто чтобы вызвать жалость. Все довольно реалистично.
+ Поддерживающие друзья и родительские фигуры.
Минусы:
– Поначалу темп не очень. Второй главный герой, Дилан, кажется довольно простеньким, а его проблемы – ну. Решаемыми. Но где-то в 20-30% все шероховатости сглаживаются.
– Причина фейк дейтинга довольно нелепая, да и главные герои не такие уж враги друг другу.
– Некоторые ситуации слишком хорошо решаются, но лучше уж так, чем страдать по десятому кругу.
Слоуберн прекратился ровно за 12% до конца книги, и мне внезапно стало неинтересно читать, но последние главы – чисто семейные посиделки, где все счастливы и улыбаются, и я решила, что нет. Они точно стоят того, чтобы закончить книгу. Если так оказалось, что в фандоме мародеров и читали atyd, эти главы напоминают рождественские.
Отдельные сердечки отходят: тете Джоны,, его миленьким сестрам, вставкам на испанском без перевода (google yourself bitch), картонными человекам-паукам в полный рост в комнате Андре, от которых у Джоны чуть не случился сердечный приступ.
Плюсы:
+ Очень много про семью, причем как и тоскливого, так и счастливого. Тот случай, когда находишь партнера и обретаешь покой в отношениях с близкими, потому что понимаешь, что так проще и приятнее.
+ Мир без гомофобии. В начале книги автор прописывает, что в их истории нет места ни для каких фобий, и, если честно, можете называть это delusional store, но мне нравится такое. Вонючих гомофобов и трансфобов можно встретить в жизни, сюда мы идем за миром для квиров.
+ Просто куча маленьких моментиков между главными героями: свидания, короткие встречи, ночевки, поездки в важные места, общие секреты, переписки. Вы спросите: стандарты настолько низки? Но в других книгах, которые я читала, персонажи дай бог выберутся вместе в продуктовый.
+ Сюжет хоть и не какой-то сложный, но за ним приятно следить.
+ У одного из главных героев, Джоны, вся жизнь – одна большая проблема, но автор не наваливает на него абсурдное количество сложных ситуаций, просто чтобы вызвать жалость. Все довольно реалистично.
+ Поддерживающие друзья и родительские фигуры.
Минусы:
– Поначалу темп не очень. Второй главный герой, Дилан, кажется довольно простеньким, а его проблемы – ну. Решаемыми. Но где-то в 20-30% все шероховатости сглаживаются.
– Причина фейк дейтинга довольно нелепая, да и главные герои не такие уж враги друг другу.
– Некоторые ситуации слишком хорошо решаются, но лучше уж так, чем страдать по десятому кругу.
Слоуберн прекратился ровно за 12% до конца книги, и мне внезапно стало неинтересно читать, но последние главы – чисто семейные посиделки, где все счастливы и улыбаются, и я решила, что нет. Они точно стоят того, чтобы закончить книгу. Если так оказалось, что в фандоме мародеров и читали atyd, эти главы напоминают рождественские.
Отдельные сердечки отходят: тете Джоны,
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emotional
funny
sad
medium-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
i picked this book up because i read amanda woody's other book, exes & foes, and i enjoyed it in a "this will shut off my brain for a few hours" kind of way.
this book had the potential to be something i would thoroughly love. it had all the ingredients of my favorite tropes such as hate-to-love, fake dating, and a soft romance that delved into darker topics. however, i didn't enjoy it as much as i hoped. because for a fake dating ploy to be convincing, it had to have a solid foundation for why the characters are actually doing that in the first place. while the whole reason that they got roped into the fake dating scheme could've been played up for laughs, it just fell a little... flat. the reason felt shallow. the comments made by the side characters on the two guys' love lives (sex lives, really) honestly felt a little weird and off-putting. the way that the characters insisted they had sex was just a bit intrusive. like, i get that the characters are meant to be high school kids. but it could've come off a bit better if the characters actually had depth to them. but the whole time their friend group was on the page felt like i was just reading caricatures of them. which threw off the whole reading experience.
the whole "falling for your enemy" could have been executed really well... if there had been more time to establish deeper reasons for why the characters disliked each other. if jonah didn't like dylan because he seemed well-off and didn't have any worries while jonah scraped by just to provide for his sisters, then there should've been more to it than just a conversation between the characters saying that they shouldn't judge each other without knowing what they were going through. the book could've also touched on their differences more such as dylan being Spanish and jonah being white that could've added another layer to their dislike. but it just seemed to boil down to "i don't like him 'cause he's rich and i don't like him 'cause he's loud and everyone adores him."
(all hail the underdogs by e.l. massey had the same concept minus the fake dating scheme and it was executed so much better.)
i also kind of didn't like the thing with jonah's manager. it was barely resolved and when it was, it happened off-screen. i just felt like that could've been taken out of the book and it would've resolved just fine.
what i did enjoy about this book was how it touched on more serious topics and how it really showed how much these characters care about each other while dealing with their own struggles. they did support each other in a meaningful way and i particularly liked how dylan noticed that jonah didn't eat lunch to save money so he started giving sweets and snacks just to give him something to eat. i liked jonah's relationships with his sisters and i liked his aunt but i wish it could've touched on more about jonah's mom and her relationship with the aunt so it felt like the emotional tension had a better pay off. and that's honestly all i could say that i enjoyed.
this book had the potential to be something i would thoroughly love. it had all the ingredients of my favorite tropes such as hate-to-love, fake dating, and a soft romance that delved into darker topics. however, i didn't enjoy it as much as i hoped. because for a fake dating ploy to be convincing, it had to have a solid foundation for why the characters are actually doing that in the first place. while the whole reason that they got roped into the fake dating scheme could've been played up for laughs, it just fell a little... flat. the reason felt shallow. the comments made by the side characters on the two guys' love lives (sex lives, really) honestly felt a little weird and off-putting. the way that the characters insisted they had sex was just a bit intrusive. like, i get that the characters are meant to be high school kids. but it could've come off a bit better if the characters actually had depth to them. but the whole time their friend group was on the page felt like i was just reading caricatures of them. which threw off the whole reading experience.
the whole "falling for your enemy" could have been executed really well... if there had been more time to establish deeper reasons for why the characters disliked each other. if jonah didn't like dylan because he seemed well-off and didn't have any worries while jonah scraped by just to provide for his sisters, then there should've been more to it than just a conversation between the characters saying that they shouldn't judge each other without knowing what they were going through. the book could've also touched on their differences more such as dylan being Spanish and jonah being white that could've added another layer to their dislike. but it just seemed to boil down to "i don't like him 'cause he's rich and i don't like him 'cause he's loud and everyone adores him."
(all hail the underdogs by e.l. massey had the same concept minus the fake dating scheme and it was executed so much better.)
i also kind of didn't like the thing with jonah's manager. it was barely resolved and when it was, it happened off-screen. i just felt like that could've been taken out of the book and it would've resolved just fine.
what i did enjoy about this book was how it touched on more serious topics and how it really showed how much these characters care about each other while dealing with their own struggles. they did support each other in a meaningful way and i particularly liked how dylan noticed that jonah didn't eat lunch to save money so he started giving sweets and snacks just to give him something to eat. i liked jonah's relationships with his sisters and i liked his aunt but i wish it could've touched on more about jonah's mom and her relationship with the aunt so it felt like the emotional tension had a better pay off. and that's honestly all i could say that i enjoyed.
alliezzz's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? Yes
3.75
skibblesx's review against another edition
5.0
Really well written in my eyes! Lots of nods to characters personalities and identities in a very natural way, presentation of anxieties, trauma, typea of struggles, and trigger responses were also very realistic and the realities presented were really impactful, I felt every beat VERY thoroughly and I'm so glad I finally got to read this!
readswithelle's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
ikisat's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
zoethinkingthoughts's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
5.0
gocheckjesus's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
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? Yes
4.5
mimmi020220's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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? N/A
3.0
Good, cute read. I enjoyed it. Kändes lite nostalgisk för böcker som detta läste jag mkt för några år sen🤣😍
I really enjoyed it...like it was fun, cute with a dose fo trauma😍...and I LOVE the fake daging thrope so😁
I liked the characters and tye romance and the shit...it was cute, easy and gay🤣😍....and in some moments kinda deep and profound....
My first YA in like a 6 month or something🤣
Jonah is 100% a Lance variant🤣🤣
Read this in like less than a day...after having worked for 7-14 🤣🤣
Solid read.
I really enjoyed it...like it was fun, cute with a dose fo trauma😍...and I LOVE the fake daging thrope so😁
I liked the characters and tye romance and the shit...it was cute, easy and gay🤣😍....and in some moments kinda deep and profound....
My first YA in like a 6 month or something🤣
Jonah is 100% a Lance variant🤣🤣
Read this in like less than a day...after having worked for 7-14 🤣🤣
Solid read.