Reviews

Places No One Knows by Brenna Yovanoff

andotherworlds's review

2.0

2 // read for book club. i swear if the tiktok astral projecting sleep into hogwarts community gets its hands on this book their weird little desire for self materialized psychosis will reach an all time peak i am scared to be a witness to.

i have quite a few bones to pick with this:
- WHY WAS NO EXPLANATION EVER OFFERED FOR THAT CANDLE THING?!
- you’re trying to tell me my guy was in LOVE with this gal for years?!?
- okay not like other gals ok judging the ed girlies whilst being miraculously skeletal and gluttonous
- our bestie comparing herself to machiavelli
- the no sleep and only running but ability to look totally fab and fine and preform well in school
- the random diss to religion to be edgy and subversive
- final act conflict gosh

not a #stan. oh well

usharb's review

2.0

i really TRIED to like this book but i don’t think it was for me. none of the characters were likable even when they were supposed to be. it honestly felt like i was reading a rejected script of a bad netflix movie but it wasn’t even the type of bad that you can’t stop reading i genuinely had to force myself to read it and it was just not enjoyable.

hardlyworking's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

mollywetta's review

5.0

This book cuts to the bone.

sunnylover1610's review

emotional sad 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

4.75

honestly? i really like this book a lot, it’s so easy to read and want more. the one time i like the straight love interest and want the best for him 

10iii_kat's review against another edition

4.0

Better review to come.

Definetly a good and fun read, loved the duel POV in this book and I love Marshall.

chrisleesounds's review

3.0

I would probably make this 3 1/2 stars. It’s a fun read, and I like the character development and interpersonal workings of the story and families. I also like the ethereal piece of the narrative that was unexpected since I read no blurb that hinted at it. I really had a lot of fun reading it. It’s not life-changing, but it’s a fun read with great characters. The beginning was the tiniest bit clunky, and made me question if I wanted to push through, but I’m glad I did. It’s a fun teenage love story with a tiny twist.

aliena_jackson's review

5.0

As always, this book gets better with every reread. This is my favorite book EVER and I’m so sad that it’s gone unrecognized for so long.

steph01924's review

4.0

I will take one Marshall Holt, please and thank you.

This is my first Brenna Yovanoff book, and I really enjoyed her turns of phrase. Her writing style was beautiful. At times parts were a bit dramatic even though not much was actually happening, but overall it was such a smooth, dark, lovely piece of work that I just kept going and going because I had to reach the end. This book was easily devourable.

I wanted to pat all of the characters on the head - they were just going through so much. This book is as much about friendship as it is about romance, possibly even more so. Autumn had to be my favorite character.

I enjoyed a line in the Acknowledgements area about what Yovanoff's friend said about Waverly, because that kept going through my mind as I read it. She reminds me a bit of Dexter or Sherlock.

pantsreads's review

3.0

3.5/5

Fascinating romance between two flawed characters. I enjoyed Waverly's Sherlock Holmes-style sociopathy, and Marshall's character growth. And I think I'd both love and hate a friend like Autumn.