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The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves

5 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was not what I thought it would be in the best way possible. The main character, Annika, is neurodivergent and is written so beautifully and carefully. Her struggles are real and sincere and her interactions with others are tinged with frustration as she tries to determine what others mean, what they want from her, and how to interact with them. This is a second-chance love story, where the lovers spend some time apart before falling back into one another’s arms years later. The ending was unexpected and made me yell “no, no, no” and almost spike the book out my car window, but, the conclusion was happy so it turned out okay. This book is an underrated book about a person on the spectrum and I think more people should read it. 
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elanuruysal's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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hyena's review against another edition

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

3.5

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bf54life's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I know i’ll be thinking about this book for weeks, as a lover of romance novels, this book fulfills so many tropes I love while also introducing new ideas into the genre. The writing is very good and the ending is so fast paced. Highly recommend 
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meeklovestoread's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

This was sooooo good! Not even it was GREAT! I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. I read it in a day. I couldn't help but think about special someone when reading this. I love how the author portrayed Annika (the autism rep). We really got to see great insight into her head and I love learning about it. I love between Johnathan and Annika had me on an emotional roller-coaster. I teared up so much while reading this book. Also, I feel like the author did a great job in incorporating the tragedy of 9/11 into the story without just using it as a mere plot device for dramatic affect. I haven't seen many authors deliver on that correctly. I would definitely recommend it, but please be prepared to cry.
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