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Did not rate because DNF'd around 30%. I tried so hard to get into this book but it was just meh. After reading some other reviews with spoilers, I am not unhappy I chose to DNF.

emileesackman23's review against another edition

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4.0

I thought this was a great story but I’m super bummed with the ending :/ I really wanted to see them meeting pan out and it just ended so abruptly!! But I’ll give 4.25 for the rest

sylvieb's review

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hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

southern_belle_books_'s review against another edition

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dark 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? Yes

4.0

This book was absolutely beautiful. I don't think any review I write could do it justice. Incredibly heavy topics were handled in such a remarkable way. You couldn't help but understand and care for most, if not all, of the characters. By the time I finished the book, I didn't want it to end. I just wanted to spend more time with these characters reading about their stories.

j_milla_04's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

bibi003's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars, rounded down. I listened to the audiobook and almost aborted the mission a few minutes into it because of the painfully slow and awkward cadence of the narrator. But I sped it up to 1.25 and powered through because I was curious about the story, which I did enjoy in the end.

There is a whole lotta implied neurodivergence in this cast of characters (a grandfather who speaks SOLELY in lines of poetry, a genius 8 year old wholly lacking in social cues) and a truck load of tragedy (content warnings for rape, cancer, brain aneurysms and impending death) but there is also love, forgiveness and healing. It ends on a note of hope for the future.

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