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kimbongiorno's review against another edition
5.0
It was just so beautiful. The people that find each other and love, thrive, bloom despite so many others assuming they won't or can't because of past hardships or trauma. The intimate moments between a trusting teacher and her student, siblings who respect one another's secrets, adults who see the kid their kid needs in their life, so many wonderful, lovely moments we don't get enough of.
Oh, how I hugged this book with my brain.
Oh, how I hugged this book with my brain.
stfucatalina's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
4.5
a mean girl, sapphics, and space. what more could i want? the ending was so 🥲 !!!
tiffani_reads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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? No
4.0
beingfacetious's review against another edition
4.0
A touch of "no group of teenagers is like this" but so beautiful and sweet it didn't matter.
sstephreads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
3.0
mysteriesofmar's review against another edition
5.0
SHUT UP MY QUEER SPACE GEEK HEART WAS RUINED BY THIS
lauralikestoread1's review
adventurous
emotional
sad
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? It's complicated
3.0
isabelbrieler's review against another edition
5.0
There’s something delightfully symmetrical about starting the year with this book, after starting 2019 with The Wicker King.
Anyway, there’s this weird category of books where everything is a million times more intense than real life. Everything anyone says is deeply analyzed and meaningful, decisions are life-or-death, and every action is incredibly intentional. It’s odd, because of course, writing is this way. Everything is intentional for the author — but people don’t really act this way in my experience. So it’s a weird kind of surrealism to read a book that makes no effort to disguise that intensity, and I kind of love it. I wish the world was more intentional. I wish I were more intentional. The Weight of the Stars absolutely is one of these books (The Foxhole Court is another example that comes to mind).
I love that it’s about girls who love space — like me. I love that it’s about a found family of people healing each other and healing together. I love that some things are mysterious and some things aren’t. I loved the cameos by Jack and August from the previous book.
Not sure why it took me so long to get here since I loved The Wicker King too, but life happens, I guess.
Anyway, there’s this weird category of books where everything is a million times more intense than real life. Everything anyone says is deeply analyzed and meaningful, decisions are life-or-death, and every action is incredibly intentional. It’s odd, because of course, writing is this way. Everything is intentional for the author — but people don’t really act this way in my experience. So it’s a weird kind of surrealism to read a book that makes no effort to disguise that intensity, and I kind of love it. I wish the world was more intentional. I wish I were more intentional. The Weight of the Stars absolutely is one of these books (The Foxhole Court is another example that comes to mind).
I love that it’s about girls who love space — like me. I love that it’s about a found family of people healing each other and healing together. I love that some things are mysterious and some things aren’t. I loved the cameos by Jack and August from the previous book.
Not sure why it took me so long to get here since I loved The Wicker King too, but life happens, I guess.
ncrow0's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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
3.75