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baskini's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
The book was good until the end.
The book slowly brings you in, and then once you can't look away and it's at the turning point, she just does a FOURTEEN YEAR time jump and ends the story.
It's a good ride but a very disappointing destination.
The book slowly brings you in, and then once you can't look away and it's at the turning point, she just does a FOURTEEN YEAR time jump and ends the story.
It's a good ride but a very disappointing destination.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, and Sexual content
Minor: Suicide
Not young adult fiction.sonshinelibrarian's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
1.75
I'm having a little hard time rating this book because on the one hand I hated or at least disliked all of the characters and I really felt dissatisfied by the ending. On the other hand the narrative was compelling enough for me to want to keep reading to find out what was going on.
But the positives just aren't enough for me to rate it higher, though they do keep it from being a 1 star (which it came close). There's more profanity and sexy times than I personally care for and toward the end I felt like she crossed a line that just pushed me over the edge.The deaths of Jeremy the cat and Perry were particularly unnecessary and felt exploitative rather than vital to the plot. Both of them just really turned me off and made it difficult for me to even finish the book.
The ending in particular just left me feeling completely dissatisfied. The abrupt time jump left things hanging and there's just no real resolution.
Overall, not something I would recommend.
But the positives just aren't enough for me to rate it higher, though they do keep it from being a 1 star (which it came close). There's more profanity and sexy times than I personally care for and toward the end I felt like she crossed a line that just pushed me over the edge.
The ending in particular just left me feeling completely dissatisfied. The abrupt time jump left things hanging and there's just no real resolution.
Overall, not something I would recommend.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Suicide
clarisseep's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Car accident