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adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-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
I wasn't expecting much from this book honestly, but it gave all it needed to give. I enjoyed it and devoured it in less than a week. Started it on tuesday 27th of Jan 2025 and finished it on sat 1st of Feb 2025, I've never read a book so quickly that was over 300 pages.
I enjoyed most of it, there were some parts that were lacking and sometimes I found myself not recognizing characters as humans but rather evil instruments. I liked how in the end it took some time to reiterate and show that the "villain" was actually just a person who had gone through things.
I gave it 3 stars because it wasn't amazing, it wasn't mind opening for me, but it was enjoyable and it gave me a really good time.
Furthermore, the poems are just beautiful. Honestly, I wasn't expecting the book to take such a turn on the end but I loved it.
It also approached themes I wasn't expecting to see here. It is one of those books that don't seem political but the more you read, the more political they become. And it's not like author is trying to convince you that their political points of view are the right ones, it feels more like informating you about different political things that happen in America (and out of).
I would 100% reccomend. Even if you js choose this book because it is pretty (wich, I did), you'll have a good time with this book.
I enjoyed most of it, there were some parts that were lacking and sometimes I found myself not recognizing characters as humans but rather evil instruments. I liked how in the end it took some time to reiterate and show that the "villain" was actually just a person who had gone through things.
I gave it 3 stars because it wasn't amazing, it wasn't mind opening for me, but it was enjoyable and it gave me a really good time.
Furthermore, the poems are just beautiful. Honestly, I wasn't expecting the book to take such a turn on the end but I loved it.
It also approached themes I wasn't expecting to see here. It is one of those books that don't seem political but the more you read, the more political they become. And it's not like author is trying to convince you that their political points of view are the right ones, it feels more like informating you about different political things that happen in America (and out of).
I would 100% reccomend. Even if you js choose this book because it is pretty (wich, I did), you'll have a good time with this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Dementia
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt
Minor: War
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed reading this book a lot and it helped me put my own life into perspective. I also related a lot to Mara’s character and I really enjoyed watching her relationship with Arthur blossom as they continued to journey together. I also liked the relationship between Arthur and his father, and how similar it is to Arthur’s father’s relationship with his father. I didn’t fully like how the story ended, but I did like that Arthur empathized with Jack, and offered him a chance of redemption.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, War
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
This book is beautifully written. I love the small details to the mystery that I got to piece together as I read through it. The dialogs in this book is natural and interesting. Towards the end of the book I was surprised by the ending. So many emotional rolacoster ride in this book. Highly recommend reading this if you like emotional/sad books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Death
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Dementia, Car accident, Abandonment
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This could have been 200 pages shorter...I think my favorite parts were the poetry that Arthur's grandfather wrote. I found the main character highly unlikeable and annoying, but his growth was impressive. Overall a 3.75, not rounding up to 4 because of how long this dragged on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I throughly enjoyed reading this book. At times it was a bit intense and I personally didn’t love the whole suprise cult aspect, but the story was very captivating.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Suicide, Dementia
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Car accident