Reviews

Like Water by Rebecca Podos

mancerelle's review

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Very gay. 

aqzi's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

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Content Warnings

I don’t remember anything that happened

aether's review

emotional hopeful tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

This book was such a treat, I was sobbing with joy by the end. The book starts off with "teens doing dumb teen things" and continues on that trend for some time, all while Vanni and Leigh's relationship blossoms. There are some really tough scenes to get through, but in the end they emerge such changed people and it's so heartwarming to see. I did NOT think this book was going to hit me so hard.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Homophobia

j75's review

emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

page28's review

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

bexellency's review

I started this because I liked The Mystery of Hollow Places a lot.  I knew it was YA going in, but it is just too teenagery and angsty.

clara_mai's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

pridereads's review against another edition

4.0

~spoiler~
i might have fallen asleep or missed a part, but WHAT WERE THE TEST RESULTS??? SOMEONE TELL ME I NEED TO KNOW.

linn's review against another edition

3.0

3,5/5

anniekslibrary's review against another edition

2.0

I picked up this book because I'd heard some good things about it, but it really wasn't for me. Aside from feeling like hardly anything happened, my main issue was that I found the characters - especially the main character - to be rather unlikable, and I didn't feel connected to them.