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emetrock's review
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gaslighting
melmmoore's review
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
deesoupdragon's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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? It's complicated
4.5
josiegrossy13's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
coreye43's review against another edition
2.0
Would have not finished if it wasn’t my book club book
tawnsolo's review
3.0
You could skip the entire first half of this book and not be missing a single bit of the story.
jilliandupuis's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 - could have been cute idea but quite frankly was mostly annoying
awryporpoise's review against another edition
adventurous
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? Yes
3.75
femmefeminist's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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? It's complicated
4.5
eemahlee's review against another edition
3.0
It was 4.5 stars until the last 20 or so pages. I disliked that there was a reveal about Cassandra being autistic. It was obvious, and I was hoping that it was maintaining the obviousness in a way that a main character knows something about themselves and when others comment on it, find the commentary so ridiculously frivolous that it needs no acknowledgement. Right? Like I’m a brunette. If someone came to me and said “You’re brunette” I could only respond with staring or maybe eke out an “Obviously…” a la Professor Snape.
The second thing I hated was the ending. Rather than acknowledge her growth, and change, and recognize that she is not a problem but oftentimes the environment/people are the problem (aka Will can get the fuck over it or is not a match for Artemis at all), she goes ALL THE WAY BACK? Insane choice. Insane. I feel like this had to be the way the book originally ended and the author caved under pressure to the editor.
It was 4.5 stars for a character that I have a lot of empathy for, for some representation, an honest representation of what all the thoughts break down looks like. It loses a star for its erasing-it-all ending and revealing a plot twist that… should never have been a plot twist?
The second thing I hated was the ending. Rather than acknowledge her growth, and change, and recognize that she is not a problem but oftentimes the environment/people are the problem (aka Will can get the fuck over it or is not a match for Artemis at all), she goes ALL THE WAY BACK? Insane choice. Insane. I feel like this had to be the way the book originally ended and the author caved under pressure to the editor.
It was 4.5 stars for a character that I have a lot of empathy for, for some representation, an honest representation of what all the thoughts break down looks like. It loses a star for its erasing-it-all ending and revealing a plot twist that… should never have been a plot twist?