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readingwithgoose's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Violence
em_h_ma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Grief
kyleethecatlady's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Homophobia and Death of parent
ye_chops_books's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Homophobia, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
livlamentloathe's review against another edition
3.25
I can’t tell if the lingo is just out of date or if the dialogue felt uneasy. There was a lot of slang that didn’t feel natural, BUT I’m very white and I know how white people will steal from black culture and burn it into the ground. So I cannot speak on it much, but it’s possible the lingo IS true to the characters, and I’ve just been burnt out on its use by other white people.
I think I wanted a bit more of a natural flow to the relationship between Feyi and Alim. They barely knew one another! I think the before: them joking or discussing things, etc. could’ve made it feel smoother.
All that aside, I think this was a lovely book about the tide of grief and loss. How it never goes away; just recedes temporarily.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Car accident
ms_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Biphobia, Violence, and Car accident
Minor: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
belladonnashrike's review
3.5
Graphic: Grief
catnapping's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
- The narration for the audiobook was phenomenal.
- The author did a wonderful job of creating an environment and drawing the reader into it. Everything was beautifully described in a way that really made me feel a part of it.
- The descriptions of art in the book were so engaging that it felt like I was experiencing the exhibits. I'm not usually that into art but there was something very moving about how it was portrayed in this book.
- I wanted to eat all of the food Alim prepared. It sounded amazing.
- Alim had such well developed emotional intelligence and we could probably all learn something from how he communicated at certain parts of the book.
I don't know that I'd recommend this book, but it did make me very interested to read other books by the author.
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Grief
keeganrb's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Grief
rachelfayreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Death