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Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

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_elianna_'s review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

I’m taking off points only because it took Jessie so long to figure out who SN was, like I’m begging for us to use our last 2 brain cells here. (I very much was still giggling and smiling over their conversations though).

iggyforenigma's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

rlulwa's review against another edition

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3.0

tell me three things: 1) i loved the description of grief and the way the author described the ache of loss. 2) the whole thing was very enjoyable i was smiling so much 3) one thing i didn’t like was constant women hate.

szirbel's review against another edition

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3.0

I think the story was cute but I listened on audio and the narrator plus the reading of texts made listening to the story very annoying.

bhnmt61's review against another edition

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4.0

Apparently the way to snap me out of a reading slump is to give me a book I’m supposed to read but don’t want to read (this month’s book club pick) and then suddenly I will avidly read everything else. Tell me Three Things is a fun, sweet read, about a teenager in the aftermath of her mom‘s death. Her father meets a fellow widow in an online bereavement group, marries her, and moves Jessie far away from everything she knows. An anonymous friend at her new school adopts her and they begin to IM each other constantly. I really enjoyed it, but the whole thing revolves around the hidden identity of the anonymous friend. So there are some weird situations that are necessary to keep his identity hidden, but don’t make much sense. Still, I had fun reading this and stayed up way later to finish it than I have with any book in months.