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amrap's review
5.0
Great book about finding your own voice, toxic friendships, and navigating different identities. I really loved Lara's journey and the use of the Somerton Man Mystery within the novel. I'd read about the case previously and it was good to get some context about it. Anna Morgan is a phenomenal writer and captured so well the young adult experience of coming of age. A great read.
ignitingpages's review
4.0
I received this book from Hachette Australia in exchange for an honest review. I didn't know what to expect when I started this, but I can definitely say that it hooked me. I was interested in the Somerton Man mystery, and even though growing up in Australia, I was never made aware that that mystery existed. It's an unsolved case and it's rather interesting.
I actually don't know what made me love this book. But I know I really liked the discussion on toxic friendships. Ash and Lara have been best friends ever since Ash helped Lara with her first asthma attack, but she's a tad bit controlling. I think, in a way, I could relate to Lara, how she felt she had to stay friends and defend Ash because she was a friend from primary school (elementary for my international readers). Lara grows a lot as a characters. She starts as someone who's timid and will do whatever Ash says, and she changes in the end, making her own decisions.
Okay, but the one thing I don't like about this was how unrealistic the ending was. I don't know, but like my parents would never allow me to do what Lara did at the end. And the pacing was a little slow, but overall the book was good and intriguing and I think it's worth a read. I read it in a dayish and I'm honestly surprised with how much I enjoyed it.
I actually don't know what made me love this book. But I know I really liked the discussion on toxic friendships. Ash and Lara have been best friends ever since Ash helped Lara with her first asthma attack, but she's a tad bit controlling. I think, in a way, I could relate to Lara, how she felt she had to stay friends and defend Ash because she was a friend from primary school (elementary for my international readers). Lara grows a lot as a characters. She starts as someone who's timid and will do whatever Ash says, and she changes in the end, making her own decisions.
Okay, but the one thing I don't like about this was how unrealistic the ending was. I don't know, but like my parents would never allow me to do what Lara did at the end. And the pacing was a little slow, but overall the book was good and intriguing and I think it's worth a read. I read it in a dayish and I'm honestly surprised with how much I enjoyed it.
typedtruths's review
3.0
➸ Trigger warnings for
▷ Representation: Lara (mc) has asthma.
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