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I really enjoyed this. I don’t normally read fantasy, and even then I don’t normally like them. But this is a fantasy different from all the others I’ve heard about.
There is no magic.
And honestly I think not having to figure out a magic system on top of a new world was really what helped me go deeper into this world.
Also that ending though? Bumped it up half a star for me tbh
There is no magic.
And honestly I think not having to figure out a magic system on top of a new world was really what helped me go deeper into this world.
Also that ending though? Bumped it up half a star for me tbh
Update 2021: I changed my rating from a 4 to a 5 because rating it lower because it might get better makes no sense?
Oh my god, I loved this so much. It’s set in Lower Mainland BC and it’s queer and I love it. Can not wait to get Volume 2. Only reason I’m giving it a 4 is because I think it’ll only get better from here.
Oh my god, I loved this so much. It’s set in Lower Mainland BC and it’s queer and I love it. Can not wait to get Volume 2. Only reason I’m giving it a 4 is because I think it’ll only get better from here.
Did I read this because I wanted more Nick and Charlie by any means necessary? Perhaps.
5/5 stars
I loved this story, but I am going to preface this review with this: I think my ability to relate and truly see myself in the main character and her thoughts greatly contributed to my overall enjoyment of this book.
Tori may seem like a bitch to most, hell, she seemed like a bitch to me. But I saw so much of my high school self in her, and it genuinely made me understand myself more. She is judgemental, and mean, and bitchy, and isolating. But all of these things, I was too. I thought it was a pretty real look into depression and how it differs from person to person.
As someone who suffers from chronic depression, I feel like I can speak to the representation in this story. I'm not even sure if this was the author's intention, as Tori is never outwardly stated to have depression. But my God, she was me in high school, and she is even parts of me now. I have never seen my own depression represented so well. Obviously this will change from person to person because no one's depression looks exactly the same.
Her fear to become close to people, although deeply buried underneath sarcasm and judgement, is so real for some people. Her ability to isolate herself by being hurtful and mean to others, so they can't hurt her first. It is all so relatable.
I picked up this story because of [b:Heartstopper: Volume One|40495957|Heartstopper Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)|Alice Oseman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1541887843s/40495957.jpg|62811229] and because of this, Nick and Charlie's role in this story was so important to me. I have no idea what it would look like if I didn't have previous relationships with these characters. But I was heartbroken during this story.
I realize this review is kind of all over the place, and I apologize for that. But I genuinely can't voice my opinion in a sensible way. I was discussing this book with someone before I wrote my review because I didn't know how to rate this story. I was saying that objectively this seems like a 3 star rating, but because of the representation I felt, it was a 5 star rating for me personally. So there are my feelings about this story. I can't promise you'll feel the same way I did while reading it. I can't promise that you'll see yourself in this story as I did. All I can say is that this story is so important to me, I wish I could have read this when I was in high school, and I will carry it with me forever.
5/5 stars
I loved this story, but I am going to preface this review with this: I think my ability to relate and truly see myself in the main character and her thoughts greatly contributed to my overall enjoyment of this book.
Tori may seem like a bitch to most, hell, she seemed like a bitch to me. But I saw so much of my high school self in her, and it genuinely made me understand myself more. She is judgemental, and mean, and bitchy, and isolating. But all of these things, I was too. I thought it was a pretty real look into depression and how it differs from person to person.
As someone who suffers from chronic depression, I feel like I can speak to the representation in this story. I'm not even sure if this was the author's intention, as Tori is never outwardly stated to have depression. But my God, she was me in high school, and she is even parts of me now. I have never seen my own depression represented so well. Obviously this will change from person to person because no one's depression looks exactly the same.
Her fear to become close to people, although deeply buried underneath sarcasm and judgement, is so real for some people. Her ability to isolate herself by being hurtful and mean to others, so they can't hurt her first. It is all so relatable.
I picked up this story because of [b:Heartstopper: Volume One|40495957|Heartstopper Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)|Alice Oseman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1541887843s/40495957.jpg|62811229] and because of this, Nick and Charlie's role in this story was so important to me. I have no idea what it would look like if I didn't have previous relationships with these characters. But I was heartbroken during this story.
I realize this review is kind of all over the place, and I apologize for that. But I genuinely can't voice my opinion in a sensible way. I was discussing this book with someone before I wrote my review because I didn't know how to rate this story. I was saying that objectively this seems like a 3 star rating, but because of the representation I felt, it was a 5 star rating for me personally. So there are my feelings about this story. I can't promise you'll feel the same way I did while reading it. I can't promise that you'll see yourself in this story as I did. All I can say is that this story is so important to me, I wish I could have read this when I was in high school, and I will carry it with me forever.