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Dear Martin by Nic Stone

100 reviews

franney's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It was such a hard read but it was quite opening as well. Justyce writing to Martin was especially emotional as he just wanted reassurance and advice. 5 stars 100%

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emma_thornton's review against another edition

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challenging reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Short, fast paced young adult read! Compelling & thought-provoking. Writing-wise, I would say it’s good, not great.

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myriam7's review against another edition

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informative reflective sad tense 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? No

3.5

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atlas_likes_to_read's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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? It's complicated

4.5

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meetmeinthebookstore's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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allie_schick's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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cestnicka's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I did really like this book but I did have mixed feelings about it for a a few reasons.

I liked the content covered in the book and it does feel very “real” and what is happening in the world right now. It’s very current and I feel that there would be a lot of people who would connect with this story.

I actually enjoyed the way the book was written. I thought the back and forth from 3rd person to 1st person narrative was a cool concept. It allowed you to see as an outsider how something is perceived and then get the main characters POV right after.

I liked that the book was short and too the point but it was almost too short if that makes sense. The author tried to pack a lot of issues into one book and I think that took away from it slightly. I didn’t feel like I got a chance to connect with the characters because by the time I was starting to feel invested the book had ended. It was also alot packed into one book so I feel like we only scratched the surface on so many different topics.

I also didn’t love the way they spoke about women in the book. It felt a bit wierd to me but maybe that was the point?

With it being such a short read I think anyone could and should read it and can decide for themselves what they think!

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