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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content warnings: emotional abuse, grandparent with cancer, parent with addiction issues, gaslighting, classism
I wanted to love this because the premise sounded fantastic, and I love a theatre kid as a protagonist in a YA book. But this, for me, fell somewhat flat. It deals with a lot of serious issues, but I felt like it didn't deal with any of them with the level of care or detail that I wanted. I did like the characters, especially the protagonist. But the whole way through I felt like there was SOMETHING about this that was keeping me at arm's length. Sigh.
I wanted to love this because the premise sounded fantastic, and I love a theatre kid as a protagonist in a YA book. But this, for me, fell somewhat flat. It deals with a lot of serious issues, but I felt like it didn't deal with any of them with the level of care or detail that I wanted. I did like the characters, especially the protagonist. But the whole way through I felt like there was SOMETHING about this that was keeping me at arm's length. Sigh.
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
so much potential. it had so much potential. if i could, i would’ve written an essay on the potential it had and how it could have easily been improved, but that isn’t possible where i am right now and i don’t think anyone would read it anyway
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism
emotional
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
I enjoyed this book. A typical YA novel, but it was nice for them to be high school students. I felt the last quarter was very rushed compared to the first three quarters. The pace in the first half is quite slow and to be honest a bit frustrating. And then suddenly everything is resolved in the final bit. I would have loved to have much more on Will's storyline.
(4.5 stars) this book could’ve been a 5 star one but Aubrey was really annoying and same for Edie’s Mum. Edie’s mum really needs to chill bc she cannot just have a go at Edie for not doing Romeo and Juliet after all the stuff with Toby so it really just was irrating