Reviews

Everything You Ever Wanted by Luiza Sauma

beekle's review against another edition

3.0

Premise of the story was what really made me want to read Everything You Ever Wanted. I loved the style of writing and the author really got me to be interested in an otherwise kind of boring protagonist.
Ending left me questioning although that was likely by design.

Reminds me to cherish the little things.

mikarala's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Creepy, compelling, and claustrophobic. I feel conflicted about my rating. Part of me wants to rate this higher, and another part of me is so horrified by what I just finished reading that I kind of hate it a bit. This weird book takes an extremely relatable portrayal of a young person struggling with the meaningless of over our insipid lives, and distorts it by introducing this sci-fi horror concept of a reality tv show set on an inhospitable alien planet. The result is a seriously bizarre and fascinating, yet disurbing read.

silversnitch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

A haunting and reflective story. Sauma captures the listlessness and mundane quality of depression and what it does to people. Do not read this book if you cannot handle the “not knowing”. 

igfromero's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

justjobaby's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

nhm0108's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

miacaven's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

So the second half this book saved it entirely. I didn’t hate it at all, but I also wasn’t head over heels in love with it. The writing was good and the story was really interesting, I just have an aversion to detached characters? I think if the first half was slightly different I would’ve loved this 

muslur's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

margotleibo's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mikkb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25