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mehsi's review against another edition
1.0
I was all excited about this book. I have posted a trailer reveal on my blog and I was really looking forward to this book. It made me sad that I didn't like it. I really had to push my way through the books, which came with lots of sighs, ranting and moans of urgh. Which drove my boyfriend crazy and also caused him to laugh and wonder why I was still reading it. Well, that is easy. Challenge. :\ I couldn't just drop this one. If it wasn't a book for a challenge, than I would have dropped it quite fast. Faster than the whole romance thing between Ivy and Bishop.
There were several things I didn't like about this book. For instance the world-building. I liked the idea that the US was bombed and that there was a giant war thing that went on years before this book. (Again, what is up with all the US this and US that? What happened to Europe? Asia? Africa? Did they also get in problems? Or was it just the US? There are multiple times that they talk about what happened, but from what I could see there wasn't a mention on who the enemy was. I am guessing Europe and all are gone too, as I would think that they would help out the US. Send help and food and such.)
However, after that it just gets weird. They survived, or well, the original group that formed the town did. And we know there were bandits before, but what about trade groups? What about other towns? Oh, don't tell me that the world died. That is bull. I am sure there are more people, and I wonder why we never find out about them in this book. It would have been fun if there had been other groups, other towns that this town had contact with.
And that brings me to the town (or should it be city?) where this story takes place in. Throughout the whole book it feels like we are having a small settlement with some troubles (having to do with a fight/war between two factions long long ago). However, it is mentioned in the book (2 or 3 times I believe) that the town/city/whatever has around 10k people.... Where are these people? All hidden somewhere? Unimportant to the story?
Even when Ivy walks around, the book/author makes it seem like everything is easily reached and quite soon too. Which I wouldn't entirely expect from a town/city/whatever with 10k people in them. Again, it felt all small town to me. Like everything was easily in reach, everything was close by and that there were hardly any people.
I also wonder who takes care of the fence. The government? The police/law inforcers? Someone else? I mean, it has been 50 years, that fence doesn't take care of itself, it would need maintenance, especially since people get kicked out of the town/city/whatever and you don't want them hopping back again.
The marriage part was fun, and I kind of liked the idea. Sure, I wasn't up for the whole forced marriage thing, but I guess if it kept the peace in the town, it might be a good idea.
However, the whole marriage thing is getting a bit old. The book blurb makes it seem that it is about Ivy, who needs to kill the one she is forced to marry. But, a lot of the book is about the marriage thing and about Bishop x Ivy and less about the whole: "We have to murder him!".
Ivy was a terrible character. Only near the ending of this book did I start to like her and cheer for her. Really, I know, I know, her dad and sister truly brainwashed her, but it just got annoying to see her have practically no will of her own and just do what her dad and sister said. While they weren't even once nice or kind to her. They just force her, expected her to do stuff and when everything went wrong,
Back to Ivy. I didn't like her and how she acted with Bishop. I can imagine that you hate him, don't want to like him, don't want to be in this marriage. But come on, give the guy a chance. If anything, he has been a gentleman.
Ivy at times showed glimpses of intelligence, and I was hoping to see this come out more, but instead I was treated to an idiot.
I didn't like how she had absolutely no filter, no matter who was in front of her, she spoke her mind. And while I like characters who speak their mind, I also appreciate timing and how things are said. With consideration and respect to others.
Bishop was the only character in this book that I absolutely adored! He was just wonderful. Sweet, kind, gentle and thoughtful. He never forced Ivy to do anything she didn't want, and at the end he stuck with her and supported her. And the reason why he didn't want to get married at age 18? That was just a dreamy reason.
If only Bishop had gotten a chance to talk, to show us his side of the story. To see his affection for Ivy, and to see how he thinks about this marriage stuff, to see what he thinks of his parents. I would have given the book more stars if Bishop had gotten a chance to talk.
I disliked the father and the sister. They are some messed up people. I get their reasons, but I don't approve. I am sure there is another way. But they just are blind. They only want one thing, and they will shed blood to get it. Urgh, I hate characters like that.
And I also disliked that guy that got thrown out of the town/city/whatever. Dear Lord, I thought the dad and sister were bad, but this one gets a medal for being totally ewwww and what the hell?
The romance between Ivy x Bishop takes ages. Their first kiss? Their first feelings of affection (well at least from Ivy)? Near the end of the book. :\ By then I couldn't even care any more. Oh, you are adding romance now? *laughs*Yeah, nope. Not interested. Especially as the speed picks up after that, making it highly unrealistic. Nope, just nope.
Well, this review turned out to be quite huge. Sorry for that. :)
Will I be reading the second book? Well, I am thinking about it, especially since I kind of liked the Ivy we got near the end. And I am hoping for more world stuff. But, the moment the second book turns crap, I am dumping it. I got enough books to read after all.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
There were several things I didn't like about this book. For instance the world-building. I liked the idea that the US was bombed and that there was a giant war thing that went on years before this book. (Again, what is up with all the US this and US that? What happened to Europe? Asia? Africa? Did they also get in problems? Or was it just the US? There are multiple times that they talk about what happened, but from what I could see there wasn't a mention on who the enemy was. I am guessing Europe and all are gone too, as I would think that they would help out the US. Send help and food and such.)
However, after that it just gets weird. They survived, or well, the original group that formed the town did. And we know there were bandits before, but what about trade groups? What about other towns? Oh, don't tell me that the world died. That is bull. I am sure there are more people, and I wonder why we never find out about them in this book. It would have been fun if there had been other groups, other towns that this town had contact with.
And that brings me to the town (or should it be city?) where this story takes place in. Throughout the whole book it feels like we are having a small settlement with some troubles (having to do with a fight/war between two factions long long ago). However, it is mentioned in the book (2 or 3 times I believe) that the town/city/whatever has around 10k people.... Where are these people? All hidden somewhere? Unimportant to the story?
Even when Ivy walks around, the book/author makes it seem like everything is easily reached and quite soon too. Which I wouldn't entirely expect from a town/city/whatever with 10k people in them. Again, it felt all small town to me. Like everything was easily in reach, everything was close by and that there were hardly any people.
I also wonder who takes care of the fence. The government? The police/law inforcers? Someone else? I mean, it has been 50 years, that fence doesn't take care of itself, it would need maintenance, especially since people get kicked out of the town/city/whatever and you don't want them hopping back again.
The marriage part was fun, and I kind of liked the idea. Sure, I wasn't up for the whole forced marriage thing, but I guess if it kept the peace in the town, it might be a good idea.
However, the whole marriage thing is getting a bit old. The book blurb makes it seem that it is about Ivy, who needs to kill the one she is forced to marry. But, a lot of the book is about the marriage thing and about Bishop x Ivy and less about the whole: "We have to murder him!".
Ivy was a terrible character. Only near the ending of this book did I start to like her and cheer for her. Really, I know, I know, her dad and sister truly brainwashed her, but it just got annoying to see her have practically no will of her own and just do what her dad and sister said. While they weren't even once nice or kind to her. They just force her, expected her to do stuff and when everything went wrong,
Spoiler
they disowned her and told people that she was unstable and that this whole thing didn't come as a shock. I can imagine that they did this, but sorry, what the fuck. This is your daughter, your sister, and yes she did something like this, but can't you all see that she is trying to show you that things need to be different. That death isn't the answer?Back to Ivy. I didn't like her and how she acted with Bishop. I can imagine that you hate him, don't want to like him, don't want to be in this marriage. But come on, give the guy a chance. If anything, he has been a gentleman.
Ivy at times showed glimpses of intelligence, and I was hoping to see this come out more, but instead I was treated to an idiot.
I didn't like how she had absolutely no filter, no matter who was in front of her, she spoke her mind. And while I like characters who speak their mind, I also appreciate timing and how things are said. With consideration and respect to others.
Bishop was the only character in this book that I absolutely adored! He was just wonderful. Sweet, kind, gentle and thoughtful. He never forced Ivy to do anything she didn't want, and at the end he stuck with her and supported her. And the reason why he didn't want to get married at age 18? That was just a dreamy reason.
If only Bishop had gotten a chance to talk, to show us his side of the story. To see his affection for Ivy, and to see how he thinks about this marriage stuff, to see what he thinks of his parents. I would have given the book more stars if Bishop had gotten a chance to talk.
I disliked the father and the sister. They are some messed up people. I get their reasons, but I don't approve. I am sure there is another way. But they just are blind. They only want one thing, and they will shed blood to get it. Urgh, I hate characters like that.
And I also disliked that guy that got thrown out of the town/city/whatever. Dear Lord, I thought the dad and sister were bad, but this one gets a medal for being totally ewwww and what the hell?
The romance between Ivy x Bishop takes ages. Their first kiss? Their first feelings of affection (well at least from Ivy)? Near the end of the book. :\ By then I couldn't even care any more. Oh, you are adding romance now? *laughs*Yeah, nope. Not interested. Especially as the speed picks up after that, making it highly unrealistic. Nope, just nope.
Well, this review turned out to be quite huge. Sorry for that. :)
Will I be reading the second book? Well, I am thinking about it, especially since I kind of liked the Ivy we got near the end. And I am hoping for more world stuff. But, the moment the second book turns crap, I am dumping it. I got enough books to read after all.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
mojoelvial's review against another edition
Juvenile, characters were shallow and boring
thesuraya's review against another edition
4.0
I LOVE BISHOP LATTIMER.
The Book of Ivy is actually a young adult dystopia, but it feels more like reading a romance book to be honest. It's like, the romance is the major plot, while the dystopian world is the minor. But hey, the romantic soul in me is totally not complaining.
This book is different from any other dystopian books because it uses arranged marriages as its weapon-- the logic is, 2 sides of a town had a war against each other, and when the fight is over and peace is gained, they came up with an idea of having arranged marriages to ensure the peace will still roll out, the children from the losing side will offer their 16yo children to the children from the winning side. There wont be any massacres because seriously, would u kill ur own descendants??? Brilliant scheme, isnt it?
The romance is great. Bishop is perfect. I have issues with Ivy at the start but as the pages grow, her character improves so now its all good. and its important to mention, I LOVE how bishop and ivy's relationship grows. How they build their trust, how they go around each other, just basically everything really.
THERE WAS THIS PART WHERE BISHOP'S MOM CAUGHT HIM AND IVY MAKING OUT BUT BISHOP DIDNT EVEN BOTHER TO HIDE IT. HE KEPT HIS ARMS WRAPPED AROUND IVY AND HIS LIPS WAS AT IVY'S TEMPLE, ALL WHILE HIS MOM TALKED TO HIM IN THE FRONT DOOR IM DYING CAN I HAVE A BISHOP TOO
Like i said, this book focuses more on the romance so if u wish to read this book, don't expect too much on the dystopian side. But I was told the second book will have less romance more dystopian so yeah we'll see.
p.s. bishop is such an ugly name tbh i pity him
p.s.s. i will make it my life mission to kill callie, however fictional she is.
The Book of Ivy is actually a young adult dystopia, but it feels more like reading a romance book to be honest. It's like, the romance is the major plot, while the dystopian world is the minor. But hey, the romantic soul in me is totally not complaining.
This book is different from any other dystopian books because it uses arranged marriages as its weapon-- the logic is, 2 sides of a town had a war against each other, and when the fight is over and peace is gained, they came up with an idea of having arranged marriages to ensure the peace will still roll out, the children from the losing side will offer their 16yo children to the children from the winning side. There wont be any massacres because seriously, would u kill ur own descendants??? Brilliant scheme, isnt it?
The romance is great. Bishop is perfect. I have issues with Ivy at the start but as the pages grow, her character improves so now its all good. and its important to mention, I LOVE how bishop and ivy's relationship grows. How they build their trust, how they go around each other, just basically everything really.
THERE WAS THIS PART WHERE BISHOP'S MOM CAUGHT HIM AND IVY MAKING OUT BUT BISHOP DIDNT EVEN BOTHER TO HIDE IT. HE KEPT HIS ARMS WRAPPED AROUND IVY AND HIS LIPS WAS AT IVY'S TEMPLE, ALL WHILE HIS MOM TALKED TO HIM IN THE FRONT DOOR IM DYING CAN I HAVE A BISHOP TOO
Like i said, this book focuses more on the romance so if u wish to read this book, don't expect too much on the dystopian side. But I was told the second book will have less romance more dystopian so yeah we'll see.
p.s. bishop is such an ugly name tbh i pity him
p.s.s. i will make it my life mission to kill callie, however fictional she is.
starbound's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, I hate Ivy's family so much. Like I actually loathe them.
giobbyvale's review against another edition
4.0
In termini generali, è un buon libro con un ottimo potenziale, che secondo me la scrittrice non è riuscita a esprimere completamente.
I due romanzi raccontano la storia di Ivy, una sedicenne sulle cui spalle grava un compito molto importante: deve commettere un omicidio.
La ragazza vive in una cittadina degli Stati Uniti molti anni nel futuro rispetto ai nostri giorni. Molti lo definirebbero "futuro distopico", ma a me questa definizione non va giù perchè quando Ivy descrive cosa sia successo alla Terra, non ho trovato così difficile immaginarmi tutte le disgrazie che sono accadute e che sembrano in parte doversi avverare nella realtà (guerre mondiali, bombe nucleari, ecc). Ma qui viene fuori la mia prima domanda: se sono state lanciate così tante bombe nucleari, com'è possibile che ci sia ancora vita? Forse sono io che ho ingigantito la quantità immaginata, ma si sa che le radiazioni si disperdono nell'aria e nell'acqua... Come è possibile che non si parli mai di malattie come il cancro?
In compenso, ho molto apprezzato conoscere i dubbi interiori di Ivy, il suo voler comprendere fino in fondo le persone e le situazioni, il non essere solo una pedina cieca e sorda che esegue gli ordini che le sono stati impartiti, lo scoprire che la vita non è fatta di opposti, di si e no, di bianco e di nero, ma che quasi sempre ci si trova nel mezzo, in una zona grigia e che ciò che fa davvero la differenza è quanto questa zona sia chiara o scura, soprattutto perché dipende dalle nostre azioni. In contrapposizione, ho trovato un po' limitate alcune delle risposte nei dialoghi di Ivy in alcune situazioni conoscendo i suoi pensieri e la loro profondità, come se poche e semplici parole potessero esprimere totalmente le riflessioni di un'intera pagina.
Ho trovato molto piacevole e scorrevole lo stile di scrittura dell'autrice, che non ha mai preteso di essere troppo sofisticato e senza mai cadere nel banale.
Per essere un po' più dettagliata devo però parlare dei singoli libri.
Devo ammettere che il primo libro è quello che mi è piaciuto di più tra i due. Si può osservare meglio il cambiamento interiore della protagonista, passando da essere totalmente devota alla causa del padre (i suoi dubbi non risiedono nella causa ma nel suo essere all'altezza) a comprendere che è molto meglio pensare con la propria testa e che se bisogna sacrificarsi, allora è meglio farlo per quelle persone che davvero ti valorizzano e ti amano per quello che sei.
Punto totalmente a favore, per me, è stato il finale: mi immaginavo in quale direzione Ivy si sarebbe diretta e a grandi linee cosa avrebbe scelto, ma il come la protagonista abbia agito è stata una completa sorpresa, soprattutto perchè generalmente non è quello che una persona decide di fare. Diciamo anche che l'amore ha velocizzato questa scelta, ma credo che Ivy l'avrebbe fatta anche senza questa spinta in quanto la sua umanità è molto più forte rispetto ad altri personaggi.
L'unica pecca di questo libro per me è stata la mancanza di momenti che io definisco "non chiave", ovvero quelle situazioni non essenziali per l'avanzamento della trama di fondo, in quanto trovo che rendano la lettura più piacevole e intrigante perché legano tra loro i momenti più importanti senza eccessivi salti temporali e mostrando l'evoluzione in modo completo della situazione, soprattutto per quelle storie che duranto più di un paio di settimane (in quel caso non possono che accadere "momenti chiave").
Per quanto riguarda il secondo libro, mi è piaciuto un po' meno: per la prima metà del libro, Ivy non fa che comportarsi in maniera irrazionale. Ok, ciò che le è successo è terribile, ma dopo tutto quello che ha imparato prima, mi ha infastidito parecchio che non sapesse verso chi rivolgere la propria rabbia e frustrazione. Capisco la paura di affezionarsi e tutto ciò che ne comporta, ma il resto è stato assolutamente insensato a parer mio. Fortunatamente, verso la metà del libro, la situazione si rimette abbastanza in pari e i momenti chiave e non chiave si equilibrano abbastanza arrivando a un finale leggermente annunciato (ma comunque non privo di colpi di scena) e che mi ha soddisfatta.
E che dire degli altri personaggi? Ho molto apprezzato che non tutti fossero stati definiti subito: mi piaciuto scoprire quanto perverse fossero alcune persone, quanto gentili in realtà lo fossero altre o quanto fossero confuse, ecc perchè, ai miei occhi, ha reso la storia più reale perchè ha sottolineato quanto l'animo umano sia complesso e imprevedibile, ma soprattuto quanto poco a volte conosciamo le persone, anche coloro che frequentiamo da anni.
Infine, il voto che ho dato è una media tra i voti dei due libri: personalmente il primo ha ottenuto 5 stelle, mentre il secondo 3.
Con questa recensione, non vorrei assolutamente che si perdesse interesse nel leggere il libro, ma ci tenevo a dare la mia opinione.
Buona lettura!
VG
I due romanzi raccontano la storia di Ivy, una sedicenne sulle cui spalle grava un compito molto importante: deve commettere un omicidio.
La ragazza vive in una cittadina degli Stati Uniti molti anni nel futuro rispetto ai nostri giorni. Molti lo definirebbero "futuro distopico", ma a me questa definizione non va giù perchè quando Ivy descrive cosa sia successo alla Terra, non ho trovato così difficile immaginarmi tutte le disgrazie che sono accadute e che sembrano in parte doversi avverare nella realtà (guerre mondiali, bombe nucleari, ecc). Ma qui viene fuori la mia prima domanda: se sono state lanciate così tante bombe nucleari, com'è possibile che ci sia ancora vita? Forse sono io che ho ingigantito la quantità immaginata, ma si sa che le radiazioni si disperdono nell'aria e nell'acqua... Come è possibile che non si parli mai di malattie come il cancro?
In compenso, ho molto apprezzato conoscere i dubbi interiori di Ivy, il suo voler comprendere fino in fondo le persone e le situazioni, il non essere solo una pedina cieca e sorda che esegue gli ordini che le sono stati impartiti, lo scoprire che la vita non è fatta di opposti, di si e no, di bianco e di nero, ma che quasi sempre ci si trova nel mezzo, in una zona grigia e che ciò che fa davvero la differenza è quanto questa zona sia chiara o scura, soprattutto perché dipende dalle nostre azioni. In contrapposizione, ho trovato un po' limitate alcune delle risposte nei dialoghi di Ivy in alcune situazioni conoscendo i suoi pensieri e la loro profondità, come se poche e semplici parole potessero esprimere totalmente le riflessioni di un'intera pagina.
Ho trovato molto piacevole e scorrevole lo stile di scrittura dell'autrice, che non ha mai preteso di essere troppo sofisticato e senza mai cadere nel banale.
Per essere un po' più dettagliata devo però parlare dei singoli libri.
Devo ammettere che il primo libro è quello che mi è piaciuto di più tra i due. Si può osservare meglio il cambiamento interiore della protagonista, passando da essere totalmente devota alla causa del padre (i suoi dubbi non risiedono nella causa ma nel suo essere all'altezza) a comprendere che è molto meglio pensare con la propria testa e che se bisogna sacrificarsi, allora è meglio farlo per quelle persone che davvero ti valorizzano e ti amano per quello che sei.
Punto totalmente a favore, per me, è stato il finale: mi immaginavo in quale direzione Ivy si sarebbe diretta e a grandi linee cosa avrebbe scelto, ma il come la protagonista abbia agito è stata una completa sorpresa, soprattutto perchè generalmente non è quello che una persona decide di fare. Diciamo anche che l'amore ha velocizzato questa scelta, ma credo che Ivy l'avrebbe fatta anche senza questa spinta in quanto la sua umanità è molto più forte rispetto ad altri personaggi.
L'unica pecca di questo libro per me è stata la mancanza di momenti che io definisco "non chiave", ovvero quelle situazioni non essenziali per l'avanzamento della trama di fondo, in quanto trovo che rendano la lettura più piacevole e intrigante perché legano tra loro i momenti più importanti senza eccessivi salti temporali e mostrando l'evoluzione in modo completo della situazione, soprattutto per quelle storie che duranto più di un paio di settimane (in quel caso non possono che accadere "momenti chiave").
Per quanto riguarda il secondo libro, mi è piaciuto un po' meno: per la prima metà del libro, Ivy non fa che comportarsi in maniera irrazionale. Ok, ciò che le è successo è terribile, ma dopo tutto quello che ha imparato prima, mi ha infastidito parecchio che non sapesse verso chi rivolgere la propria rabbia e frustrazione. Capisco la paura di affezionarsi e tutto ciò che ne comporta, ma il resto è stato assolutamente insensato a parer mio. Fortunatamente, verso la metà del libro, la situazione si rimette abbastanza in pari e i momenti chiave e non chiave si equilibrano abbastanza arrivando a un finale leggermente annunciato (ma comunque non privo di colpi di scena) e che mi ha soddisfatta.
E che dire degli altri personaggi? Ho molto apprezzato che non tutti fossero stati definiti subito: mi piaciuto scoprire quanto perverse fossero alcune persone, quanto gentili in realtà lo fossero altre o quanto fossero confuse, ecc perchè, ai miei occhi, ha reso la storia più reale perchè ha sottolineato quanto l'animo umano sia complesso e imprevedibile, ma soprattuto quanto poco a volte conosciamo le persone, anche coloro che frequentiamo da anni.
Infine, il voto che ho dato è una media tra i voti dei due libri: personalmente il primo ha ottenuto 5 stelle, mentre il secondo 3.
Con questa recensione, non vorrei assolutamente che si perdesse interesse nel leggere il libro, ma ci tenevo a dare la mia opinione.
Buona lettura!
VG
turtleswift01's review against another edition
5.0
literally so good i feel inconvenienced writing this review instead of hopping directly into book 2. the writing is well done, the pacing was vv good, and the twist at the end has me immediately wanting more :)
aliciadi's review against another edition
3.0
Il y a bien longtemps que je n’avais pas lu un roman dystopique. J’en raffolais encore, il y a quelques années et puis quand il y a eu pléthore de parutions sur ce thème, j’ai frôlé l’overdose. The Book of Ivy me faisait envie par contre. Il y a des attirances qui ne s’expliquent pas :p
Tout compte fait, je suis plutôt contente de lui avoir laissé sa chance ! J’ai aimé le fait que ce roman dénonçait les mariages forcés, les inégalités Hommes/Femmes, la privation de libertés etc… Afin d’accroitre les naissances, des mariages sont arrangés entre des jeunes de 16 et 18 ans qui ne se connaissent pas. Le sort d’Ivy est légèrement différent. Elle a toujours su qui elle épouserait: Bishop, le fils du président et son rival. Les familles Lattimer et Westfall ne partagent pas la même idéologie depuis la guerre nucléaire qui a décimé le monde. Pour rétablir un semblant de paix, les deux familles ont décidé d’unir leurs enfants. Mais Ivy a pour mission de tuer Bishop pour que les siens reprennent le pouvoir. Et comme vous pouvez vous en douter (la 4eme de couv’ le dit de toute façon), une histoire d’amour impossible va naitre entre Bishop et Ivy.
Suite de la chronique ici: https://thatmakeswonders.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/we-can-love-our-families-without-trusting-everything-they-tell-us/
Tout compte fait, je suis plutôt contente de lui avoir laissé sa chance ! J’ai aimé le fait que ce roman dénonçait les mariages forcés, les inégalités Hommes/Femmes, la privation de libertés etc… Afin d’accroitre les naissances, des mariages sont arrangés entre des jeunes de 16 et 18 ans qui ne se connaissent pas. Le sort d’Ivy est légèrement différent. Elle a toujours su qui elle épouserait: Bishop, le fils du président et son rival. Les familles Lattimer et Westfall ne partagent pas la même idéologie depuis la guerre nucléaire qui a décimé le monde. Pour rétablir un semblant de paix, les deux familles ont décidé d’unir leurs enfants. Mais Ivy a pour mission de tuer Bishop pour que les siens reprennent le pouvoir. Et comme vous pouvez vous en douter (la 4eme de couv’ le dit de toute façon), une histoire d’amour impossible va naitre entre Bishop et Ivy.
Suite de la chronique ici: https://thatmakeswonders.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/we-can-love-our-families-without-trusting-everything-they-tell-us/
camillejones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0