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seventhaurora's review against another edition
3.0
is this how straight people felt after reading the fault in our stars?
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ok so this review is more a warning than anything. it does contain minor spoilers but i think that if you're a wlw, you should read it anyway. you might thank me later.
so! this book was really hard for me to rate bc on the one hand, this book started out really cute and it made me so happy and i couldn't stop smiling and i had to put it down several times bc i just couldn't at the cuteness and relatable-ness. but on the other hand...i was really really really hoping that it would end happily - or at least not devastatingly - and i can't say that it did.
i don't want to spoil anything but i'll just say this: if you're a wlw, approach this book with caution. it's really well-written, and at a lot of points, i felt as though the authors somehow had access to my own personal thoughts, feelings and experiences - it was so much like my life, it was surreal. i really don't know how they did it. however. i did go into this book thinking that it would be a fun, easy, lighthearted read (and i did have a sneaking suspicion that it might include something not-quite-straight, which made me want to read it even more), but that was certainly not the case.
i don't think i've ever cried at a book as much as i cried reading gena/finn. it was just so...real. and i spent the entire time hoping and praying that the girls would get their happy ending...
they didn't. not really. and it sucks.
it sucks bc i let myself get my hopes up. i stupidly thought that maybe this time would be different - that maybe i would come away from this book feeling light and warm and happy.
it wasn't. i didn't.
i lost count of the number of times i had to physically put the book down bc i couldn't stop crying. i couldn't stop crying bc of how real it was, bc of how relatable it was, bc i knew - i knew - deep down that they weren't going to get their happily ever after. bc wlw, it seems, never do.
that being said, it was a good book. i loved the format, and i've certainly never read anything like it. i certainly would have preferred it if the fandom had been for a wlw couple bc that would have been more realistic imo, but it was relatable all the same.
tl;dr read this book if you're a wlw who enjoys suffering and watching people like them never get their happy endings.
(i didn't proofread this so there are probably a million mistakes but give me a break, i've been through a lot in the past 24 hours (read: 6 months).)
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ok so this review is more a warning than anything. it does contain minor spoilers but i think that if you're a wlw, you should read it anyway. you might thank me later.
so! this book was really hard for me to rate bc on the one hand, this book started out really cute and it made me so happy and i couldn't stop smiling and i had to put it down several times bc i just couldn't at the cuteness and relatable-ness. but on the other hand...i was really really really hoping that it would end happily - or at least not devastatingly - and i can't say that it did.
i don't want to spoil anything but i'll just say this: if you're a wlw, approach this book with caution. it's really well-written, and at a lot of points, i felt as though the authors somehow had access to my own personal thoughts, feelings and experiences - it was so much like my life, it was surreal. i really don't know how they did it. however. i did go into this book thinking that it would be a fun, easy, lighthearted read (and i did have a sneaking suspicion that it might include something not-quite-straight, which made me want to read it even more), but that was certainly not the case.
i don't think i've ever cried at a book as much as i cried reading gena/finn. it was just so...real. and i spent the entire time hoping and praying that the girls would get their happy ending...
they didn't. not really. and it sucks.
it sucks bc i let myself get my hopes up. i stupidly thought that maybe this time would be different - that maybe i would come away from this book feeling light and warm and happy.
it wasn't. i didn't.
i lost count of the number of times i had to physically put the book down bc i couldn't stop crying. i couldn't stop crying bc of how real it was, bc of how relatable it was, bc i knew - i knew - deep down that they weren't going to get their happily ever after. bc wlw, it seems, never do.
that being said, it was a good book. i loved the format, and i've certainly never read anything like it. i certainly would have preferred it if the fandom had been for a wlw couple bc that would have been more realistic imo, but it was relatable all the same.
tl;dr read this book if you're a wlw who enjoys suffering and watching people like them never get their happy endings.
(i didn't proofread this so there are probably a million mistakes but give me a break, i've been through a lot in the past 24 hours (read: 6 months).)
dominicanbookworm's review against another edition
3.0
"And this is me, you know? I am a fan. It's not just something I do, it's something about the way I'm wired. It's not like this is the first time this has happened. I've always had fandom. I've always had characters who live in my head and mess with my heart and tell me stories, and I love it."
Gena/Finn hace varias cosas de manera excelente: la representación de fangirls/fandom (wow!), el formato super original del libro como parte de la experiencia de lectura y como objeto (hasta la tapa del libro estaba chulísima), la representación de enfermedades mentales (especialmente que tan "de repente" pueden suceder y que tanto te pueden afectar), la exploración de las relaciones de amistad y amor.
A pesar de todo esto siento que al libro le faltó "algo" y que alrededor de la mitad se fue por una tangente que realmente no me llamó mucho y que se me hizo random, de manera que me fui desanimando un poco (además de que creo que por el formato epistolario se perdieron algunas cosas de la historia).
De igual manera leer este libro fue una experiencia grata, y creo que en un futuro me animaría a re-leerlo.
*P.D for other reviewers/readers: Did you know that a bi person can date someone from a different gender and still be bi? Now you know.
"I want you to remember the way it happened. I want you to remember the people we are now, the times I was there for you and the times I let you down. I want you to love me weak like I loved you crazy, and when we're both on top again we'll remember that we did it."
Gena/Finn hace varias cosas de manera excelente: la representación de fangirls/fandom (wow!), el formato super original del libro como parte de la experiencia de lectura y como objeto (hasta la tapa del libro estaba chulísima), la representación de enfermedades mentales (especialmente que tan "de repente" pueden suceder y que tanto te pueden afectar), la exploración de las relaciones de amistad y amor.
A pesar de todo esto siento que al libro le faltó "algo" y que alrededor de la mitad se fue por una tangente que realmente no me llamó mucho y que se me hizo random
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(todo el asunto de que Gena antes actuaba y era famosa se me hizo tan ???)De igual manera leer este libro fue una experiencia grata, y creo que en un futuro me animaría a re-leerlo.
*P.D for other reviewers/readers: Did you know that a bi person can date someone from a different gender and still be bi? Now you know.
"I want you to remember the way it happened. I want you to remember the people we are now, the times I was there for you and the times I let you down. I want you to love me weak like I loved you crazy, and when we're both on top again we'll remember that we did it."
pascaletc's review against another edition
3.0
At first I was impressed at how relatable this book was and then something happened and meh..
mjmajo's review against another edition
2.0
Habría sido una estrella si no fuera por el primer tercio del libro.
Leer de fandom es bacán. Sentirse identificada en un libro es bacán. Leer acerca de cómo dos mujeres se hacen amigas a través del fandom es bacanísimo. Me reí mucho en la primera mitad del libro, con todas las cosas que hablaban y LA FORMA en que Gena y Finn hablaban-- muy fandom. No sé cuántas veces he visto el mismo tipo de conversación en mis fandoms propios. Muy genuino y bacán.
Pero los dos últimos tercios se va a la cresta la bacanidad, porque hay tanto drama y también mucho DRAMAH. Nunca entendí el punto de tanto drama. Ya con el primer punto dramático me costó no dejar de leer el libro del aburrimiento, pero a las alturas del segundo punto dramático (porque hacía falta más drrrama) ya estaba leyendo con la pura inercia de querer terminar el libro malo, oh. Me imaginaba que el fandom del libro estaba basado en el fandom de Supernatural, pero... DUDO que las cosas sucederían en el mundo real como sucedieron en el libro. Si , les aseguro que la primera reacción de Tumblr sería más... humana?
Also, por favor hablemos de las aproximaciones psiquiátricas del libro. Trastorno Esquizoafectivo que se manifiesta desde los 6-7 años? Really? Si van a meter diagnósticos rebuscados y que suenan fuertes, al menos hagan su research, escritoras. Todo la "locura" de Gena era risible. Suena feo, pero era risible, desde toda la poesía TERRIBLE que escribía hasta el final feliz en que se quedan viendo el estreno de temporada de Supernatural. Perdón, de Up Below. LOL.
Muy decepcionante.
Leer de fandom es bacán. Sentirse identificada en un libro es bacán. Leer acerca de cómo dos mujeres se hacen amigas a través del fandom es bacanísimo. Me reí mucho en la primera mitad del libro, con todas las cosas que hablaban y LA FORMA en que Gena y Finn hablaban-- muy fandom. No sé cuántas veces he visto el mismo tipo de conversación en mis fandoms propios. Muy genuino y bacán.
Pero los dos últimos tercios se va a la cresta la bacanidad, porque hay tanto drama y también mucho DRAMAH. Nunca entendí el punto de tanto drama. Ya con el primer punto dramático
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(un posible romance entre Gena y Finn? Seriously?)Spoiler
Jared Padalecki murieraAlso, por favor hablemos de las aproximaciones psiquiátricas del libro. Trastorno Esquizoafectivo que se manifiesta desde los 6-7 años? Really? Si van a meter diagnósticos rebuscados y que suenan fuertes, al menos hagan su research, escritoras. Todo la "locura" de Gena era risible. Suena feo, pero era risible, desde toda la poesía TERRIBLE que escribía hasta el final feliz en que se quedan viendo el estreno de temporada de Supernatural. Perdón, de Up Below. LOL.
Muy decepcionante.
samantha_winkel13's review against another edition
5.0
THIS BOOK WAS SO AMAZING AND GOOD AND EMOTIONAL AND HEARTBREAKING AND...AND...AND...!
There are not enough stars to rate this. This book was so emotional and really relatable. It has been awhile since I had gotten so devastated over a book like this and it's left me with a hole in my heart.
I've never read anything by Hannah Moskowitz, but I'm glad that this was the first book that I've read by her. The emotions between Finn and Gena were so real and Finn just wanting to help Gena and be there for her.
Now I don't know what to do with myself. The ending was deep and satisfying. I would recommend this book to anybody. 10/10 stars.
There are not enough stars to rate this. This book was so emotional and really relatable. It has been awhile since I had gotten so devastated over a book like this and it's left me with a hole in my heart.
I've never read anything by Hannah Moskowitz, but I'm glad that this was the first book that I've read by her. The emotions between Finn and Gena were so real and Finn just wanting to help Gena and be there for her.
Now I don't know what to do with myself. The ending was deep and satisfying. I would recommend this book to anybody. 10/10 stars.
hobsunv's review against another edition
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
audreykerr's review against another edition
1.0
This book made me angry, I enjoyed reading parts of it but overall it made me angry.
emnantel's review against another edition
5.0
I loved everything about this.
I'm a sucker for special format books, so i thought a book told entirely in texts, emails and blog posts was genius.
The fandom talk was so realistic, I actually cared for the fictional characters from the TV show they watch. I also could relate a lot to connecting to someone you've only ever met online.
I also loved the vaguely polyamory vibes when Charlie helps taking care of Gena.
This book took me through all emotions: joy, laughter, fear, sadness. I cried my way through the entire part 3.
I usually spent a week or two on a book, but this one I devoured in 4 hours, unable to put it down.
I'm a sucker for special format books, so i thought a book told entirely in texts, emails and blog posts was genius.
The fandom talk was so realistic, I actually cared for the fictional characters from the TV show they watch. I also could relate a lot to connecting to someone you've only ever met online.
I also loved the vaguely polyamory vibes when Charlie helps taking care of Gena.
This book took me through all emotions: joy, laughter, fear, sadness. I cried my way through the entire part 3.
I usually spent a week or two on a book, but this one I devoured in 4 hours, unable to put it down.
alicemebs's review against another edition
4.0
I could relate to Gena, so much. Be prepared: this book will wreck you.