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this tried to do too much, and ended up doing none of it successfully. i found the first ~60% to be almost pointless, and was wondering where it was going. it got interesting in the end, but still, sort of lightly grazed many things rather than dealing with any of them properly. i hoped for more from
fay’s character and was quite frankly disappointed with how their final chapter ended, and nell’s final chapter and “where are they now?” of the rest of the cast felt so cringe. most of the time it reads like a series of livejournal posts (not a good thing). i almost feel like if it were marketed as YA it would be successful as that, but i don’t think it is successful as literary fiction. overall i just couldn’t get into this and if it weren’t for my stubborn insistence to finish every book i probably would have DNF’d it.

transfigurations's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad 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? Yes

5.0

Gale's Tear Stats: 6

burnbright's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

sagemitchell's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

mika3's review against another edition

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5.0

my god. another insanely good book. I read this in two sittings pretty much. never had anything captured the way teenage young love and obsession and confusion of feelings quite like this. many moments of feeling like the words had been stolen right out of my mouth, I couldn't have written it yet it describes them perfectly. and Theo oh Theo I see you. I relate so much to both Fay and Nell and thank you for making me feel less insane for googling people. absolutely loved this. incredible experience.

romethegreenwood's review against another edition

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4.25

a little too seen. being gay 15 and annoying really is a universal experience. made me think about my best friend i had a crush on then got over then i fell out with but we changed each other for better or worse. this ones going to stick with me for a while i think.

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