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m4llyyzz's review against another edition
emotional
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
katykelly's review against another edition
4.0
Not as good as her debut in my opinion, but still a well-written YA novel with heart.
Hard to like Zoe/Alice, but the structure of the story is clever and builds suspense (who is going to die? How?). She's not likeable, juggling two boys, though it's not done maliciously.
The side story of her sisters and the secrets associated with each is quietly done and maybe more could have been made of them.
Still, Pitcher is a wonderful new YOUNG author with bags of potential and two great books under her belt.
Hard to like Zoe/Alice, but the structure of the story is clever and builds suspense (who is going to die? How?). She's not likeable, juggling two boys, though it's not done maliciously.
The side story of her sisters and the secrets associated with each is quietly done and maybe more could have been made of them.
Still, Pitcher is a wonderful new YOUNG author with bags of potential and two great books under her belt.
fishykaja's review against another edition
3.0
wait this is not how I remember it ending.. im so confused????????
goodem9199's review against another edition
3.0
Not horrendous but quite a disappointment after My Sister....
emasvingerova's review against another edition
3.0
3,5 * kvůli Aaronovi <3
A ani nevíte jak jsem byla ráda, který z těch dvou to teda nakonec byl!
A ani nevíte jak jsem byla ráda, který z těch dvou to teda nakonec byl!
rainbowdragonz's review
1.0
This book was a disappointment. I hate rating books poorly but I just feel there was so much potential here and it was never reached. The ending was a complete anti-climax and there was very little development of either character or plot. If this was a video game I'd say watch someone else play it on YouTube. Also I want to tw this book for sexual assault covered very poorly.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
mehsi's review
2.0
After finishing it, the rating is corrected to 2 stars, nothing more.
It started all great and awesome, but I was sad about a few things:
1. The whole OMG Very Important secret was revealed quite soon and it takes a long long time before we actually get to the scene of when it happened.
2. Stuart never replies, so for all we know our girl is just writing letters to herself.
3. The fact she liked 2 boys, and saw them both. Instead of just telling Max that she likes Aaron, and that while he is a nice bloke and all, that it just won't work. But no, no, no she goes on and kisses him and all. *rolls eyes*
So yeah, disappointing. And while the book is divided in parts, so you know where we go back in time, it is still confusing at times. Also I felt like the beginning was very strong, weakened in the middle and just felt lame at the end.
While I kind of liked the side characters, like Dot or Soph, it just didn't make the book good for me.
It started all great and awesome, but I was sad about a few things:
1. The whole OMG Very Important secret was revealed quite soon and it takes a long long time before we actually get to the scene of when it happened.
2. Stuart never replies, so for all we know our girl is just writing letters to herself.
3. The fact she liked 2 boys, and saw them both. Instead of just telling Max that she likes Aaron, and that while he is a nice bloke and all, that it just won't work. But no, no, no she goes on and kisses him and all. *rolls eyes*
So yeah, disappointing. And while the book is divided in parts, so you know where we go back in time, it is still confusing at times. Also I felt like the beginning was very strong, weakened in the middle and just felt lame at the end.
While I kind of liked the side characters, like Dot or Soph, it just didn't make the book good for me.
kaylarage's review against another edition
2.0
Love triangles and "murder" and teens being overly dramatic. This book is only slightly over okay. The Britishness seemed a little forced. I'm surprised this book won an Edgar, but the fact that there aren't a lot of crime-drama Y.A's is likely a factor.
shhchar's review against another edition
4.0
Ketchup Clouds was really interesting. I wasn't expecting much from the synopsis because it came across as a bit immature to me, but I really loved it. While most of it is cute and the protagonist is relatable, there are darker aspects of it.
Zoe came across as pretty self-centered at first, but I didn't dislike her for it. She can't be expected to be perfect, she's human and a teenager. Her two romances contrasted one another so much. It was mystifying to remember that this was the same girl in each relationship (but in a good kind of way.)
The end of the novel didn't leave me with very much closure. There were a few big things that I would change, but they didn't hurt the book overall.
I loved all the relationship dynamics, especially within Zoe's family. Her sisters were very interesting and I'm glad they got a lot of focus. Her parents were a force to be reckoned withThe fact that Zoe's mother was SO unlikable but then turned out to have real reasons for her over protectiveness in the end was a good plot twist that I wasn't expecting.
I liked how the book was written in form, with letters to Stuart and also in present and past. The entire book I went back and forth, wondering who would be the one in the coffin. The end was very unexpected.
P.S. The fact that someone dies isn't a spoiler, it's included in the synopsis and is spoken of in the first letter!
Zoe came across as pretty self-centered at first, but I didn't dislike her for it. She can't be expected to be perfect, she's human and a teenager. Her two romances contrasted one another so much. It was mystifying to remember that this was the same girl in each relationship (but in a good kind of way.)
Spoiler
I really think that Zoe and Aaron could have still been together in the end. I often don't say that I would change big things about the book, but in this case I would. The face that Aaron ran off to South America wasn't unexpected, but him coming back but not to her was a big let down.I loved all the relationship dynamics, especially within Zoe's family. Her sisters were very interesting and I'm glad they got a lot of focus. Her parents were a force to be reckoned with
Spoiler
and along with the lack of closure, who knows if they ended up staying together?I liked how the book was written in form, with letters to Stuart and also in present and past. The entire book I went back and forth, wondering who would be the one in the coffin. The end was very unexpected.
P.S. The fact that someone dies isn't a spoiler, it's included in the synopsis and is spoken of in the first letter!