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The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

82 reviews

music_girl84's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Racism, Murder, Hate crime, Drug use, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Cursing, Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, and Drug abuse

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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

4.75

I really liked the framing structure of the book and the way the narrator became part of the story. i liked the synergy between the past and present. i liked how the incident at the core of the story drove the characters and how it seeped into their life. perhaps the reason it’s not five stars is i felt that something’s could have been explored more explicitly in the story. i wish we could have seen more of Opal and Nev’s interactions with one another than we got in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Hate crime, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Death of parent, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Drug use, and Police brutality

Minor: Grief

katiearcher's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

If you’re a fan Daisy Jones and the Six then you will really enjoy The Final Revival of Opal and Nev! Very similar vibe and format. The audiobook has a great cast and is very engaging. 

My biggest complaint and the only reason it wasn’t higher, is that it took too long for me to get into it. The first half is a little slow but the second half is much more engaging and fast paced. And by then I actually care about the characters. There are a lot of characters to keep track of and it was hard to care in the beginning when we’re jumping around so much and I don’t know any of them so I don’t care. But once I got into it, I really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

mysteryspouse's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Hate crime, Sexism, Murder, Racism, and Violence

bethyj's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Cursing, Racism, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Hate crime, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Police brutality

Minor: Sexism and Self harm

oliviaemain's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Drug abuse and Addiction

oceanwriter's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

3.5

I was drawn to this book because of the similarities to Daisy Jones & The Six. While the setup is the same and it’s set in a similar era, the story is much different.

The book is an interview with Opal and Nev (and others) for an upcoming book on their lives and time on stage. The interviews alternate all while telling a continuous story.

I was much more interested in Opal and Pearl’s childhood/upbringing story than I was with the rest of the book which surprised me given how much I loved the music scene in Daisy Jones & The Six. Fewer characters certainly made it easier to follow for which I was appreciative. I found this the more powerful story of the two books, and yet, it just hasn’t stuck with me outside of a few annotations. I suppose a large part of that could be how much time I spent comparing the book rather than reading it as its own. That one’s on me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

kenley11's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Death

leonormsousa's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Racism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Hate crime, Violence, Addiction, Gaslighting, Murder, and Police brutality

my_a's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug abuse, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Violence, Terminal illness, Hate crime, and Racial slurs