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rachelshubin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I didn’t particularly find any of the girls super lovable in this book. They are super angsty teens and it doesn’t quite read the same as an adult. However, I don’t think it was unrealistic as to what it’s like being a teenage girl. Also, a few things haven’t aged quite well from the year the book was written to 2023.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide
danajoy's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
- 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
It's been a year since the Septembers discovered the magical travelling pants and spent their first full summer seperated and a lot has changed.
Bee has dyed her hair and quit soccer. Long distance was too much for Lena and she's ended things with Kostos. Carmen has a date. Tibby won't process the events of last Summer.
The thing that struck me about this book was how clearly any one of our protagonists could be wrong or making a poor choice and they were still treated with graciousness. You don't hateCarmen for imploding her mother's happiness or Tibby for humiliating her mother . It isn't preachy. The girls grow, they acknowledge their own shortcomings. Especially as a teenager, making mistakes is inevitable. They don't make you irredeemable.
I enjoyed getting hints at more of the parents lives/relationships.
There are some terms used that have aged very poorly. Phrases that are frowned upon 20 years later. Throw away lines that are slut shame-y, ableist or fatphobic.
Bee has dyed her hair and quit soccer. Long distance was too much for Lena and she's ended things with Kostos. Carmen has a date. Tibby won't process the events of last Summer.
The thing that struck me about this book was how clearly any one of our protagonists could be wrong or making a poor choice and they were still treated with graciousness. You don't hate
I enjoyed getting hints at more of the parents lives/relationships.
There are some terms used that have aged very poorly. Phrases that are frowned upon 20 years later. Throw away lines that are slut shame-y, ableist or fatphobic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Mental illness
Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Fatphobia and Ableism
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