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A review by mehsi
One Year at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks
4.0
I decided to read this one, it looked really good and featured my favourite trope: Boarding school! Meet Jun or Juniper, a studious girl who has won a scholarship. I loved Juniper immediately, she was such an interesting character and I loved that she didn't let people walk over her because of that. She stood her ground. Go girl!
We see that the schoollife is way different from normal but Juniper embraces the hard work. I loved that she became friends with Cassie quite fast, they make quite a good pair of friends. They both care about each other and with Juniper's help and cheering Cassie becomes better.
I liked seeing various classes, see the girls bond, and also get some information on both girls and their families.
But really, could we ditch the mean/rich girl trope? Because I am really SICK and TIRED of that trope in my favourite trope: Boarding School. Really, I am normally not a violent person, but that girl deserved that punch (and more). Really, you see that someone is unhappy, uncomfortable and you threaten to throw her stuff out of the window? Don't go crying when you get punched. :| Bitch.
The ending just felt a bit weird, open, and a bit too magical. I would have rather seen a real solution than this weak-ass solution.
The art is quite good!
We see that the schoollife is way different from normal but Juniper embraces the hard work. I loved that she became friends with Cassie quite fast, they make quite a good pair of friends. They both care about each other and with Juniper's help and cheering Cassie becomes better.
I liked seeing various classes, see the girls bond, and also get some information on both girls and their families.
But really, could we ditch the mean/rich girl trope? Because I am really SICK and TIRED of that trope in my favourite trope: Boarding School. Really, I am normally not a violent person, but that girl deserved that punch (and more). Really, you see that someone is unhappy, uncomfortable and you threaten to throw her stuff out of the window? Don't go crying when you get punched. :| Bitch.
The ending just felt a bit weird, open, and a bit too magical. I would have rather seen a real solution than this weak-ass solution.
The art is quite good!