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mo_mood_reads's review
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
geolatin's review against another edition
4.0
I’m loving this series! I can’t wait for #5 to come out.
readaroundtherosie's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely loving this series - there are so many little plot seeds being planted at this point, and the characters are all great.
literarystrawberry's review against another edition
4.0
Re-reading these a bit out of order; I saw that the library got a bunch of the new copies I haven't read yet, so I ordered some of those and thought I'd just re-read maybe 11 and 12 to remind myself of what was happening recently, and then I realized I'd forgotten more than I thought so I went back a little further, and now I think I'm just going to end up reading them from the beginning.
But yeah, some mixed feelings about some of the tropes in this series. Or just one, I guess-- the extent to which Amy wants to be there for and help Oliver (when, let's be honest, she barely knows him) even when he starts pushing her away makes me want to take her by the shoulders and say "Amy, honey, /you don't have to try to save him/. I don't care how mysteriously damaged he is. It's okay. It's not your job. You don't have to put yourself through this." And maybe it's just because I relate so much to Amy (like when her friend asks her "Doesn't it make you angry how he's treating you?" and she says something like "I don't like being angry, it makes me feel sick inside"-- very me-coded), and it hurts a little to see how deeply she cares and wants to help everyone when I had to learn the lesson that sometimes you actually do have to let go of some people, you can't be the one to fix them, and you don't have to keep hurting yourself for their sake. I know that in this story it's /good/ that she wants to help Oliver, and at least we as the readers get a little more insight into why he's behaving the way he is, we know that he actually does have good reasons for wanting to protect her by pushing her away, but I still feel like in a real life situation, I would 100% be telling her to let him go.
But what I /do/ appreciate about the story is that Amy is never isolated, even though I personally feel like her investment in Oliver's happiness isn't necessarily that healthy. She genuinely does have so many people who care about her, and she /knows/ it. She has loving parents and a lot of friends that she actually spends time with and talks to, and while arguably the plot does revolve around Oliver (the series /is/ called Space Boy, after all), her world does not consist of only him.
And I really do think Amy is such a lovely character. She cares so deeply for everyone, and since she grew up on a mining colony in space she has so much excitement and wonder for ordinary earth things she never got to experience before, like rain, and it's really charming to see her react to those things. So idk, maybe that's why I personally feel like she deserves more than a "You're the only one who can save this damaged boy!" trope. But hey, maybe that's a personal hang-up. In any case, I'm invested and looking forward to catching back up on the re-read so I can get to the new ones.
But yeah, some mixed feelings about some of the tropes in this series. Or just one, I guess-- the extent to which Amy wants to be there for and help Oliver (when, let's be honest, she barely knows him) even when he starts pushing her away makes me want to take her by the shoulders and say "Amy, honey, /you don't have to try to save him/. I don't care how mysteriously damaged he is. It's okay. It's not your job. You don't have to put yourself through this." And maybe it's just because I relate so much to Amy (like when her friend asks her "Doesn't it make you angry how he's treating you?" and she says something like "I don't like being angry, it makes me feel sick inside"-- very me-coded), and it hurts a little to see how deeply she cares and wants to help everyone when I had to learn the lesson that sometimes you actually do have to let go of some people, you can't be the one to fix them, and you don't have to keep hurting yourself for their sake. I know that in this story it's /good/ that she wants to help Oliver, and at least we as the readers get a little more insight into why he's behaving the way he is, we know that he actually does have good reasons for wanting to protect her by pushing her away, but I still feel like in a real life situation, I would 100% be telling her to let him go.
But what I /do/ appreciate about the story is that Amy is never isolated, even though I personally feel like her investment in Oliver's happiness isn't necessarily that healthy. She genuinely does have so many people who care about her, and she /knows/ it. She has loving parents and a lot of friends that she actually spends time with and talks to, and while arguably the plot does revolve around Oliver (the series /is/ called Space Boy, after all), her world does not consist of only him.
And I really do think Amy is such a lovely character. She cares so deeply for everyone, and since she grew up on a mining colony in space she has so much excitement and wonder for ordinary earth things she never got to experience before, like rain, and it's really charming to see her react to those things. So idk, maybe that's why I personally feel like she deserves more than a "You're the only one who can save this damaged boy!" trope. But hey, maybe that's a personal hang-up. In any case, I'm invested and looking forward to catching back up on the re-read so I can get to the new ones.
tiffani_reads's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t need sleep, I need answers!!!!
Also, the Li’l Amy comics at the end are precious
Also, the Li’l Amy comics at the end are precious
shanameydala's review against another edition
3.0
The story continues to captivate, but I would recommend waiting so you can binge read. I will most likely forget what is happening when the next in the series is out in October 2019.
littleredbiblio's review against another edition
3.0
I feel very conflicted about this series. The pace is soooo slow that it just barely holds my interest. This volume takes place over two days, but it doesn't contain the exciting action required to make this brief period of time interesting. Instead, we are once again bombarded with the mundane with a vague promise of a more exciting plot to come. It was nice to see a bit more of Oliver's life and the larger plotline we are supposed to care about finally be addressed with any real significance, but again, I'm just not sure this is enough to hold my attention any longer. I want to know what happens, but I'm not sure I have enough interest to continue on with the series.