A review by miclikesbooks
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a well-written book.  It got a legitimate emotional response from me.  I was invested enough in the characters.  

That being said, this book was not for me.  I wasn't the audience for it.  A lot of repetition, a lot of cow-milking, and

I felt like the ending was an unnecessary punch in the gut.  You have a character develop, just to kill them off?  I don't think the payoff was earned there.

Again, I can't say it was a bad book.  Just not for me.