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ronjalex's review against another edition
emotional
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
3.25
mimi_book_mouse's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
4.0
sofiareadss's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-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
3.5
I really like the concept of the whole book being set during a single day with multiple pov’s. I definitely enjoyed Pen’s story more, but I feel like it’s just because I’m closer to her in age and can relate more.
I loved the mundanity of the story mixed with a lot of important themes like identity and love.
What put me off a bit were the constant descriptions of the routes they took (she turned onto x street at the corner of x, etc). I feel like these descriptions are just not relevant to anyone but Dubliners?
I really enjoyed the book and was going to give it four stars, but my rating went down an additional 0.5 because of the strange last chapter (iykyk) 😅
thetwirlonthetrain's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
booksandbulletjournaling's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Infertility
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Alcohol and Infidelity
scarjs's review against another edition
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Confinement, Bullying, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Self harm
sophielinehan39's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
i found this quite hard to read. slow pacing made it drag. the writing style was quite stilted for me and there were too many surface level perspectives to keep track of rather than one or two more detailed ones. i got halfway through and started skimming and mostly reading about ruth & aidan just to see what happened in the end.
djtrees's review against another edition
emotional
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? No
4.5