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If You Read This by Kereen Getten

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adventurous emotional medium-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? No

3.0

I kept having to remind myself that this is a book for middle schoolers, but even then it felt lackluster and not as mysterious as the author had intended. The pacing of finding the letters seemed off (
why did they have to go on a big hunt for the last but not the second?
) and even the letters themselves didn't love up to the promises made in the summary: I was expecting something a lot more groundbreaking, especially given the contents.

That said, I do think that Brie's mixed feelings about her parents, grieving, friends, etc. are relatable, and kids dealing with death of a parent would probably find comfort in this book. It just wasn't for me.
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