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ljp817's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
loved this. eat the rich
chwenotchew's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
xaracelli's review
4.5
ANOTHER OBSESSION ADDED TO MY LIST OMFG THIS WAS SO GOOD
I just got off uni and into vacation and THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED. Such a fast paced, kicking your feet and giggling kind of book and I loved it. The characters, the tropes, the sprinkles of reality and academic achievement and the price within being the best. What it means to be a LITERAL kid still and be able to simply BE. Now I will proceed with writing down some of my favorite quotes:
“He laughs, and the sound is like bottled magic. Like birdsong…”
“Descartes was wrong, you know, when he said ‘to live well you must live unseen.’ To live well, you must learn to see yourself first…”
“Even if it doesn’t feel that way now, your still only a kid”
“Because this isn’t a marvel movie. It’s not about good versus evil- it’s just about survival. And even if it were, I’d rather be the villain who lives to the end then the hero who winds up dead.”
“I didn’t know you had such a praise kink.”
“But honestly? I also want to be happy. To invest in something meaningful and fulfilling, even if it is difficult, and maybe not the most practical option in the world.”
Also can’t leave out this from the acknowledgments:
“Thank you Taylor Swift for existing.”
THE BANTER AND HUMOR IS ALSO GREAT JUSY GO READ THE BOOK AND STAN ALICE, HENRY AND CHANEL
I just got off uni and into vacation and THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED. Such a fast paced, kicking your feet and giggling kind of book and I loved it. The characters, the tropes, the sprinkles of reality and academic achievement and the price within being the best. What it means to be a LITERAL kid still and be able to simply BE. Now I will proceed with writing down some of my favorite quotes:
“He laughs, and the sound is like bottled magic. Like birdsong…”
“Descartes was wrong, you know, when he said ‘to live well you must live unseen.’ To live well, you must learn to see yourself first…”
“Even if it doesn’t feel that way now, your still only a kid”
“Because this isn’t a marvel movie. It’s not about good versus evil- it’s just about survival. And even if it were, I’d rather be the villain who lives to the end then the hero who winds up dead.”
“I didn’t know you had such a praise kink.”
“But honestly? I also want to be happy. To invest in something meaningful and fulfilling, even if it is difficult, and maybe not the most practical option in the world.”
Also can’t leave out this from the acknowledgments:
“Thank you Taylor Swift for existing.”
THE BANTER AND HUMOR IS ALSO GREAT JUSY GO READ THE BOOK AND STAN ALICE, HENRY AND CHANEL
bookishxintrovert's review
5.0
oh my god. i enjoyed this book so much! i only came for the romcom but this? it gave me so much more in an unexpectedly exquisite way i have ever imagined. i blame it on the trope y'all. academic rivals to lovers never disappoints!
torturedpoetsdept's review against another edition
4.0
knew i would be eating this up like an extravagant five course meal when i found out it was academic rivals to lovers
you also simply cannot make the li a taylor swift stan and expect me not to fall in love with them too
you also simply cannot make the li a taylor swift stan and expect me not to fall in love with them too
bmrf's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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
kibii_'s review
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
3.75
megan1002's review
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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
5.0
I have never been excited about a high school book since well, high school. If You Could See the Sun was fun, lighthearted, and I was smiling and kicking my feet because of Alice and Henry. Rivals to lovers? More like idiots to lovers. They're so cute. Also, I might have cried as I saw myself in Alice. I didn't go to a fancy international school, but I used to feel pressured to be perfect, and I'm slowly trying to unlearn that in adulthood. So reading Alice go through a similar thing was cathartic.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping
lenaoknihach's review against another edition
4.0
Za #readingcopy v rámci #spoluprace mockrát děkuji @albatrosmedia ✨
Magický realismus mi ne vždy v romancích sedne, ale protože se mi předchozí kniha od autorky líbila, vsadila jsem i na Alici Sun. A vyplatilo se.
Hlavní hrdinka patří mezi nejchytřejší studenty na mezinárodní střední škole, kterou si kvůli drahému školnému nemůže dovolit navštěvovat každý.
Bohužel, i to se stane problémem Alice. Využije své neviditelné schopnosti a začne za peníze odhalovat tajemství svých spolužáků, jenže nic netrvá věčně…
Do příběhu jsem se začetla okamžitě a může za to styl vyprávění, který je velmi čtivý a sympatická a inteligentní Alice Sun.
I ostatní postavy se mi líbily. Určitě tu musím zmínit rivala a úhlavního nepřítele Henryho Li, který soupeří s Alicí o první místa v podstatě úplně ve všem. Z toho vyplývá romantická linka od nenávisti k lásce a ta je naprosto skvělá.
Pokud se vám líbí knihy s prvky nadpřirozena, jako jsou Instant karma, Podivuhodné a krásné soužení Avy Lavender, Dcera sněhu nebo Půlnoční knihovna, určitě neváhejte.
Magický realismus mi ne vždy v romancích sedne, ale protože se mi předchozí kniha od autorky líbila, vsadila jsem i na Alici Sun. A vyplatilo se.
Hlavní hrdinka patří mezi nejchytřejší studenty na mezinárodní střední škole, kterou si kvůli drahému školnému nemůže dovolit navštěvovat každý.
Bohužel, i to se stane problémem Alice. Využije své neviditelné schopnosti a začne za peníze odhalovat tajemství svých spolužáků, jenže nic netrvá věčně…
Do příběhu jsem se začetla okamžitě a může za to styl vyprávění, který je velmi čtivý a sympatická a inteligentní Alice Sun.
I ostatní postavy se mi líbily. Určitě tu musím zmínit rivala a úhlavního nepřítele Henryho Li, který soupeří s Alicí o první místa v podstatě úplně ve všem. Z toho vyplývá romantická linka od nenávisti k lásce a ta je naprosto skvělá.
Pokud se vám líbí knihy s prvky nadpřirozena, jako jsou Instant karma, Podivuhodné a krásné soužení Avy Lavender, Dcera sněhu nebo Půlnoční knihovna, určitě neváhejte.