Reviews

The Quiet Part Out Loud by Deborah Crossland

carinab's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

isobel_shobs's review

emotional 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? Yes

3.0

darumachan's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• 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

2.0

lizalovereads's review

5.0

I was lucky enough to read an early copy of this book and I’m telling y’all you need this book!! You will laugh, scream, cry and swoon

hannahnoelle531's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.25

undervmountain's review

emotional tense fast-paced

3.0

 While this was beautiful and sad and I kinda get what the author was trying to do, these teenagers were so extra it was hard to take them seriously. I understood that Mia had strict parents but the way her and Alfie acted like she was raised in a religious cult was a little OTT.

Following Mia as she scrambles across the rubble caused by the San Francisco earthquake, we get a picture of her and Alfie's past relationship through Alfie, who narrates as if he's talking to Mia. I found this quite irritating and annoyingly poetic.

The ending I didn't see coming however, and I still don't know how I feel about it. It was while reading the acknowledgements that I realised this was lightly based on Greek Myth, which is somewhat of an obsession in YA. 

kazhaya's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

graciffer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

meks17's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• 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

whosbradpitt's review against another edition

emotional sad

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

3.5

A romance told from both perspectives, one who focuses mostly on the past and another on the present (though not exclusively on either side). It's high cheesiness with intense teenage first-love energy, but that didn't stop me from crying over it.