robi6icarus 's review for:

Woodworking by Emily St. James

4.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

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i liked it, the characters were semi well-rounded and their dynamics were interesting. i couldn't really get over the student-teacher friendship though, it felt strange and pretty much every time they hung out one of them was saying they couldn't hang out anymore and it could get tiring. but i thought it was smart how

erica's POV went from third to first person as she started to feel more like herself in her body, i had been wondering why abigail's was in first person and ericas wasn't

. i will also say though that because of the way abigail's chapters were written and because of some tropes with characters this felt more like a YA novel than an adult one.

"she is so loud, and she is so scared, and she is so angry, and she loves too much, and she wants even more, and she is seventeen."