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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
*more 3.5 slightly bordering on 4 stars
Mmm yeah it was good, I had a chuckle here and there but I feel like the “comedy” aspect was a little exaggerated to be honest as it neared the end it was practically gone. One of the rare ya books out there that focuses on religion.
Mmm yeah it was good, I had a chuckle here and there but I feel like the “comedy” aspect was a little exaggerated to be honest as it neared the end it was practically gone. One of the rare ya books out there that focuses on religion.
funny, thoughtful, quick, and i think overall pretty unique in its focal point, especially in ya. also would like to point out im a massive sucker for parents admitting to their children that they’ve made mistakes, so kudos for that.
this was definitely a fun and enjoyable contemporary novel! it was humorous and good natured, yet still tackled serious issues like problems in the catholic church and familial problems.
as someone who went to a catholic primary school (it was by no means as severe as st clare's), i found myself being able to relate to a lot of this book. not the secret society that rebels against the schools wrong beliefs and teachings exactly, but still the parts about the actual school itself.
i really liked michael as a main character. he was sarcastic and snarky, but i loved him. his whole thing with his family was really moving, and i really felt for him in the parts with his dad. like when they brought up belguim at the dinner table, i immediately wanted to take michael upstairs and away and protect him. i know we were meant to like his dad by the end of this and feel bad for him, but i couldn't. i didn't like the way he treated michael in the book, and although we understand him a little more after his and michael's talk, i still don't think i can forgive him. he just angered me so much throughout the book. i loved his mom and sophia so much though. i wanted to give his mom a giant hug.
lucy was a great character too. i loved her intelligence, her beliefs which she always stuck by, her motivation, her drive, her personality, and just everything. we definitely got to know a lot more about lucy than the other heretics, which made it a lot easier to connect with her. the whole thing with her family and her mom was really sad, and i really felt for her specifically when she is defending her religion towards of the end of the book and says that she isn't going to leave after everything. that made me sad,,
the other heretics kind of felt a little flat to me. i felt that they didn't really have personalities, more just quirks here and there. out of eden, avi and max, i definitely enjoyed max the most. i love his cloak, and i fully support the headcanons that he is autistic. eden was just kind of there for me? idk she was okay i guess. i liked avi but he kinda annoyed me towards the end when he started turning against heretics anonymous and then ignored michael.
the humour in the book was great though. michael's sarcastic personality supplied a lot of the humour, and his narration was pretty amusing. it was definitely the light-hearted book that i needed.
4/5 stars!
as someone who went to a catholic primary school (it was by no means as severe as st clare's), i found myself being able to relate to a lot of this book. not the secret society that rebels against the schools wrong beliefs and teachings exactly, but still the parts about the actual school itself.
i really liked michael as a main character. he was sarcastic and snarky, but i loved him. his whole thing with his family was really moving, and i really felt for him in the parts with his dad. like when they brought up belguim at the dinner table, i immediately wanted to take michael upstairs and away and protect him. i know we were meant to like his dad by the end of this and feel bad for him, but i couldn't. i didn't like the way he treated michael in the book, and although we understand him a little more after his and michael's talk, i still don't think i can forgive him. he just angered me so much throughout the book. i loved his mom and sophia so much though. i wanted to give his mom a giant hug.
lucy was a great character too. i loved her intelligence, her beliefs which she always stuck by, her motivation, her drive, her personality, and just everything. we definitely got to know a lot more about lucy than the other heretics, which made it a lot easier to connect with her. the whole thing with her family and her mom was really sad, and i really felt for her specifically when she is defending her religion towards of the end of the book and says that she isn't going to leave after everything. that made me sad,,
the other heretics kind of felt a little flat to me. i felt that they didn't really have personalities, more just quirks here and there. out of eden, avi and max, i definitely enjoyed max the most. i love his cloak, and i fully support the headcanons that he is autistic. eden was just kind of there for me? idk she was okay i guess. i liked avi but he kinda annoyed me towards the end when he started turning against heretics anonymous and then ignored michael.
the humour in the book was great though. michael's sarcastic personality supplied a lot of the humour, and his narration was pretty amusing. it was definitely the light-hearted book that i needed.
4/5 stars!
W gatunku "książka młodzieżowa" 5/5.
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2.75/5
The first half of this was ok. Not anything great, but interesting enough. The second half felt like it draaagggggeeeeddd. I probably should have DNF’d it, but I’m stubborn and hate to leave a book unfinished.
It was definitely too long. The sad thing is that it was actually quite short in comparison to most of the things I read, but it really felt too long.
The concept had potential, because the issues of tolerance being explored are relevant and interesting, but it felt like both the characters and the concept were underdeveloped. Unfortunately it really lacked the substance I was hoping for.
The first half of this was ok. Not anything great, but interesting enough. The second half felt like it draaagggggeeeeddd. I probably should have DNF’d it, but I’m stubborn and hate to leave a book unfinished.
It was definitely too long. The sad thing is that it was actually quite short in comparison to most of the things I read, but it really felt too long.
The concept had potential, because the issues of tolerance being explored are relevant and interesting, but it felt like both the characters and the concept were underdeveloped. Unfortunately it really lacked the substance I was hoping for.
A great YA book with a message of accepting others who are different and standing up for them.
Heretics Anonymous made me feel content. Throughout the book I thought that I had an issue with the characters being very one sided, however my conclusion on this is that, I read more series than stand alones. Therefore, of course they won’t be as flesh out a eight book adventure.
I picked this novel up because the premises of an atheist beginning at a Catholic school, ding! Ding! Ding! It really resonated with me & what I’m experiencing. As well as Micheal being frustrated with his Father for moving across the country, ding! Ding! Ding!
Completely irrelevant side note: why does the cover have burnt toast on it? Did I miss something? The title is obviously there, the open book being the Bible or just representing religion but the burnt toast. Why!?
I picked this novel up because the premises of an atheist beginning at a Catholic school, ding! Ding! Ding! It really resonated with me & what I’m experiencing. As well as Micheal being frustrated with his Father for moving across the country, ding! Ding! Ding!
Completely irrelevant side note: why does the cover have burnt toast on it? Did I miss something? The title is obviously there, the open book being the Bible or just representing religion but the burnt toast. Why!?