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Hold Still by Mia Nolting, Nina LaCour

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lesbegays's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I really appreciate the way Nina LaCour writes about grief and about healing. As someone who attempted suicide in high school and who had many friends who did as well, it was only good luck and poor planning that kept me from being Ingrid or from being Caitlin. Many parts of this book were very beautiful and it was absolutely worth reading, but I can’t help but see all the places where LaCour has grown as an author in the years since it was written. I loved We Are Okay and Watch Over Me so wholeheartedly, and I definitely didn’t expect this one, published in 2009, to be of the same quality. But I still felt a disconnect from the characters and environment that I haven’t with her more recent novels, and it did let me down in that regard a little. However, this honestly just makes me more excited to keep working through her backlog and see what she writes in the future. This book is still absolutely wonderful.

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noaolivie's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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lucy12345's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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