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lilu_the_weirdo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Minor: Sexual content
em03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content
mythriser14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.75
Moderate: Sexual content
todelisus'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: Infidelity and Abandonment
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, and Sexual content
kccool12255'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? It's complicated
5.0
I love both Zorie and Lennon and seeing how Zorie grows throughout the events of the story from someone who plans meticulously to someone who learns to kinda go with the flow. I loved seeing these two grow back together, and just their overall chemistry is amazing and so fun to read. Lennon is annoying in the most endearing way, and Zorie’s the perfect one to combat him.
I also loved Zorie’s relationship with her mom, I feel like it was really well done, especially since she’s technically a stepmom, and they grow to be closer than Zorie and her dad.
Zorie’s hives were also interesting to see, as I had never heard of that condition, and I feel like reading about that kind of thing really expanded my horizons and opened me up to the realization that others have those kinds of conditions. Not that I was completely ignorant before, but I had just never heard of anything like that before other than excema. It was really cool to see.
The one tiny, TINY problem I have with this book is a couple of amateur spelling and grammatical errors. It happened enough for me to be annoyed by it, but I am NOT going to lower my rating to a 4.75 because this book does not deserve to be rated that low.
I love this book so much. This is my second favorite YA romance novel I’ve read (right behind All This Time by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott), and that is a HIGH compliment. 5 stars. AMAZING.
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Cursing, Gore, Violence, Grief, and Suicide
livruther's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt
sunflower_tea's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Alcoholism
ally_12's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Racism
missgray's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Homophobia
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Grief and Toxic relationship
emilyburdick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The main characters, although I know they’re teenagers, sounded so stupid the entire book. Like, we get it, Zorie, your entire personality is being Type A to the highest degree and Lennon’s is liking reptiles and wearing black. SO one dimensional.
There are blatant displays of homophobia and abuse (emotional and physical) that go practically unchallenged by the other characters. I have never been so grossed out by a YA parent before, and that entire plot line felt so unnecessary. In my opinion, it was put in there solely for Zorie to have daddy issues as a way to relate to Lennon and his own struggles with his father and the two situations are so NOT on the same level. Zorie continued to diminish what Lennon went though and the reason he stopped talking to her; going so far as to be mad that he didn’t tell her and still keep bringing up that he ditched her at homecoming.
When the characters so openly talked about sex I got kind of excited because it’s good for YA to promote safe sex, but my god, I also don’t need to know that two teenagers went though an entire pack of condoms in two days. One, I think it set a totally unrealistic precedent for intimacy, and, it didn’t add anything to the story for us to know that two underage teenagers bumped like bunnies immediately after they started dating. Maybe it’s not that deep, but it gave me the ick.
This review ended up a lot longer than I anticipated, but I’ve literally been taking mental notes about how much this book irked me while I read it. I think Jenn Bennett might be a one and done for me as far as good books. Or maybe I’m just outgrowing YA contemporaries.
Graphic: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content