A review by bri__
Believe Me by Tahereh Mafi

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

As much as I love Warnette, the first half of the book dragged and I was kind of bored. Don't get me wrong, I love Aaron, but his negative mindset is difficult to read about. I also still don't understand Aaron's need to be so rude to everyone, but then again the whole first half was just everyone shitting on him. Again, I would've loved to see the dynamics of other characters like Brendan + Winston, Nazeera + Kenji and Adam + Alia. The wedding was sweet, although I wouldn't have minded seeing more of them living together in their new house with DOG, with Kenji as the neighbour of course. I love how we saw the growth of the friendship between Aaron and Kenji with a very beautiful scene at the end.
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