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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
I loved seeing the Stray Kids lyrics in here but I don't think I'll pick up any more Tashie books...
I thought Counting Down with You was ok, A Show For Two was a miss for me and this was the tiebreaker.
I had hoped that this one would work for me with the music industry and a band being the focus, but it fell flat again for me.
The writing in this makes me feel too old for Tashie's YA books though the characters have graduated high school and are supposed to be entering college.
Also, Sky was such an asshole and toxic for the band! And he's supposed to be the love interest?
DNF @ 17%
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I thought Counting Down with You was ok, A Show For Two was a miss for me and this was the tiebreaker.
I had hoped that this one would work for me with the music industry and a band being the focus, but it fell flat again for me.
The writing in this makes me feel too old for Tashie's YA books though the characters have graduated high school and are supposed to be entering college.
Also, Sky was such an asshole and toxic for the band! And he's supposed to be the love interest?
DNF @ 17%
arc provided by Edelweiss
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
another phenomenal read from Tashie Bhuiyan 🥹 and just like when i read A Show For Two last summer...i had beef with Liana for a bit 😠HER DECISIONS REALLY, BUT GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES 👀 I LET IT SLIDE BECAUSE THE LAST THING I CAN HANDLE IS ANOTHER ONE SIDED BEEF WITH A FICTIONAL CHARACTER 💀
once again, Tashie Bhuiyan writes YA stories worth reading. they’re REAL, heartfelt, and it’s damn near impossible to resist falling in love with these characters and this story the more you read. there were several instances where i teared up because of how in touch i was with what the characters were saying. sometimes, it felt like i was reading someone else’s diary because of how personal the touches to the characters’ thoughts and interactions were. i don’t have a single complaint about this story. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE HONORABLE MUSIC MENTIONS AT THE START OF EACH CHAPTER???
TROYE SIVAN. CHUNGHA. MADISON REYES & CHARLIE GILLESPIE. my heart was very happy seeing so many different artists and genres blend together to give a better feel of this story as it unraveled.
once again, Tashie Bhuiyan writes YA stories worth reading. they’re REAL, heartfelt, and it’s damn near impossible to resist falling in love with these characters and this story the more you read. there were several instances where i teared up because of how in touch i was with what the characters were saying. sometimes, it felt like i was reading someone else’s diary because of how personal the touches to the characters’ thoughts and interactions were. i don’t have a single complaint about this story. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE HONORABLE MUSIC MENTIONS AT THE START OF EACH CHAPTER???
TROYE SIVAN. CHUNGHA. MADISON REYES & CHARLIE GILLESPIE. my heart was very happy seeing so many different artists and genres blend together to give a better feel of this story as it unraveled.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
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
I appreciate the Asian Readathon for encouraging me to seek out a book by a Bangladeshi author because I think Bhuiyan's writing has a lot of charm. Lately teenage characters have been driving me crazy because of the "all logic out the window" plots that appear in their stories. I don't expect (or want) teenage characters to be fully realized. They're teenagers. But I do think they can be flawed and still have a reasonable thought process behind the decisions they make.
Bhuiyan navigated this nicely. While some of the deception could have been solved in a much simpler way, I feel like Liana's reasoning made sense for her character. I appreciated that the pop culture references were done tastefully and the writing flowed well and was easy to get through.
I maybe wish that things were a little more developed regarding the other characters (they were but they weren't?) and I'm not sure how I feel about the conclusion with the family issues. I do understand the choice of an open ended conclusion rather than a perfect one because I think it's more realistic for this type of conflict, but maybe a little more on-page progress would have been nice? Some sort of coming-to-an-understanding? I don't know. It's fine as is, but I'd be curious to see different routes explored.
Looking forward to reading more of Bhuiyan's work.
Bhuiyan navigated this nicely. While some of the deception could have been solved in a much simpler way, I feel like Liana's reasoning made sense for her character. I appreciated that the pop culture references were done tastefully and the writing flowed well and was easy to get through.
I maybe wish that things were a little more developed regarding the other characters (they were but they weren't?) and I'm not sure how I feel about the conclusion with the family issues. I do understand the choice of an open ended conclusion rather than a perfect one because I think it's more realistic for this type of conflict, but maybe a little more on-page progress would have been nice? Some sort of coming-to-an-understanding? I don't know. It's fine as is, but I'd be curious to see different routes explored.
Looking forward to reading more of Bhuiyan's work.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Self harm, Suicide
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes