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A review by shoosha
Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak by Charlie Jane Anders
3.0
Another in a long line of book twos in a trilogy that I've been reading and again it's just hard to write a book two I think.
I like this world. I am invested. But it's lacking something I kind of expect from Charlie Jane... A depth of purpose. Now, it may be because it has this YA tag on it - but I've read challenging YA novels before and there's just something slightly lackluster about this second book compared to the fun of the first. However, the plot was moved forward and there is a cliff hanger of what is coming next, so you know I'll read the last one as well (and any and everything Charlie Jane writes)!
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Overall a meh - but Charlie Jane's meh is better than other people's best efforts so it's still worth the ride.
I like this world. I am invested. But it's lacking something I kind of expect from Charlie Jane... A depth of purpose. Now, it may be because it has this YA tag on it - but I've read challenging YA novels before and there's just something slightly lackluster about this second book compared to the fun of the first. However, the plot was moved forward and there is a cliff hanger of what is coming next, so you know I'll read the last one as well (and any and everything Charlie Jane writes)!
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Overall a meh - but Charlie Jane's meh is better than other people's best efforts so it's still worth the ride.