Reviews

The Thing I'm Most Afraid of by Kristin Levine

bibliobrandie's review

4.0

Set in Vienna in 1993, I liked the setting and time a lot. I liked the intro to the Bosnian war, even though I would have liked more. I just read All You Kneed is Love and is it me or are there a lot of books about anxiety this year? Seems like it's a response to all the anxiety kids are feeling these days. I like how Becca keeps a journal of worst case scenarios to cope with her anxiety. Good character growth fo Becca. Sara seems to have unending patience given all she was going through.

bluebird_5's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

marieleigh73's review

4.0

A well written middle grade novel about facing your fears. Good for any middle grader interested in historical fiction.

reading_giraffe's review

4.0

Really enjoyed this. The story and the ways anxiety is dealt with is truly incredible.
I do feel that the tagline on the cover is a bit misleading. It implies that the main character is living through the war herself but that is not the case.

mrs_bookdragon's review

5.0

I saw myself in this book and really loved the growth in the characters. It was also intense at the end and I couldn’t put it down!

christinavarela's review

2.0

First review of the year. Yet another case of me not remembering where I got this book from or why it was on my list. As I started to read I started thinking was I looking for some thing for school, was it the Bosnia storyline, or was it the Austria peace? I listened to this book and I found Becca very irritating, could be because she’s so young, could be the narrator who is reading the book. Definitely was not enough Bosnia or Austria and this story for me.

hamckeon's review

4.0

I enjoyed this book a lot. I always love when I find well-written middle grade historical fiction books about events that aren’t taught much in schools.

fallenamber's review

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

lilreiko88's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.75

aleenabeth's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0