Reviews

When Our World Collided by Danielle Jawando

idaabjornsson's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

geokl7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

myfi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

ycw1514's review against another edition

dark inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

jess_h_norton's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

starkva's review against another edition

5.0

I thought this book was really quite brilliant. I cried several times. I was SO ANGRY at various parts of it, because of the injustice the characters faced. The writing was great; the characterisation was great; the story was beautiful and horrible and challenging and real. I have already recommended this to lots of people and will continue to do so.

fennyisreding's review against another edition

3.0

“I didn't wanna stick around when the police got there, in case they saw me and thought I was involved. I didn't wanna end up being arrested, or searched, like what normally happens.”

A coming-of-age story of three teenagers, who came together when something happened at the mall one day. If you’re a big fan of Angie Thomas, look out for this book because it’s very immersive and hard to put down. Content warnings include themes that may find upsetting, including racism, violence and death.

What I really like about this book was that it talks about the struggles of being a part of the black community albeit your family’s background. There were a few instances that I just wanted to throw the book across the room because I felt that it wasn’t fair for these teenagers being put at fault just for the colour of their skin!

Not going to lie, the pace in the middle was getting slow and the ending was slightly anti-climactic but that’s the truth about racism, isn’t it? That it’s still is an ongoing issue today and that’s just upsetting.

Many thanks to @definitelybooks #pansing for this powerful review copy! This book will come out at the end of March 2022 so watch out for this book in any good bookstores!

elise_dragon13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

szpelts's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

khutzz_readin's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.75