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kers_tin's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Classism, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
I found this to be a very immersive audiobook and I got very invested in the characters, even though I disagreed with almost every choice the main character made. 10/10emisbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
5.0
i cannot put my thoughts on this book into words. it was truly incredible.
the writing is so beautiful. the descriptions of love and yearning are so raw. the main themes of queerness, growing up female, homesickness, places, platonic and romantic love are explored so deeply. this book is equal parts heartbreaking and uplifting. the characters feel like real people.
i feel really bad for martin. i have never seen a character be so dedicated to another only for that dedication to not be reciprocated in the way they want. ouch.
easiest 5 stars i've ever given. this is a new favourite book of all time for me. highly, HIGHLY recommend. i truly have no criticisms of this story.
the writing is so beautiful. the descriptions of love and yearning are so raw. the main themes of queerness, growing up female, homesickness, places, platonic and romantic love are explored so deeply. this book is equal parts heartbreaking and uplifting. the characters feel like real people.
easiest 5 stars i've ever given. this is a new favourite book of all time for me. highly, HIGHLY recommend. i truly have no criticisms of this story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Addiction, Sexual content, Drug use, and Cursing
Minor: Vomit
breanneporter's review
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was an atmospheric read; a bit slow but there was some beautiful writing and meditation on first love and the struggle of coming out when your family and friends have a different idea of who you should be and what your life should look like. It follows the inner monologue of a 15-year-old girl, Lucy, from a small Irish village, as she falls in love with her female best friend and is torn between her passionate love for her and her peaceful platonic love for her childhood (boy) best friend. We see her through her final years in high school and her first few years of adulthood. It takes place in the early 90s, though there’s almost no reference to the Triubles (or any Irish politics of history from the er, which seems realistic since we’re completely inside the mind of a teenage girl in romantic crisis). Because the POV is solely Lucy’s, the other characters seem underbaked, by design. But there’s a lot of relatable stuff and I found my attention ebbing and flowing as I read. I’m not sure I’d recommend or read again but it was a pleasant enough voyage into the recent past.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content
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