blburslem's review against another edition
3.0
I really wanted to love this book. It is so unique but I wasn't a huge fan of Rhiannon, I thought she was rather whiney and the ending was rather abrupt with the priest being evil one day and A's partner/teacher the next.
ajaubrey1's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.5
choso's review against another edition
3.0
The concept of this book is horrifying. I never realise how terrible it was until was half way through the book. This made me think of Quantum leap and have since been trying to figure out which was one is worse. Where there could be a leap home or you never had a home to leap to? A’s situation is worse than Sam’s but both are lives I would want to have.
A has no gender and the English language has failed to come up with gendered neutral term, I will refer to A as a ‘She’ because everyone is secretly female in terms of biology and everyone always goes with ‘He’ when they don’t the know someone gender. I hate it and try to break the mode by using 'she' especially since it more likely to be true. They is just confusing to use. We need gender neutral term; maybe we should just steal the Swedish one.
We learn more about the people that A takes over, which are a diverse and interesting cast with different living situation. There is an interesting side to this story. There is a big side to LGBTQA+ side as we get most of those letters and with A not having a defined gender, she herself doesn’t care about gender. There was good representation of mental health. The way being in different the bodies was described was awesome and realistic of what we know of bodies.
A has no gender and the English language has failed to come up with gendered neutral term, I will refer to A as a ‘She’ because everyone is secretly female in terms of biology and everyone always goes with ‘He’ when they don’t the know someone gender. I hate it and try to break the mode by using 'she' especially since it more likely to be true. They is just confusing to use. We need gender neutral term; maybe we should just steal the Swedish one.
We learn more about the people that A takes over, which are a diverse and interesting cast with different living situation. There is an interesting side to this story. There is a big side to LGBTQA+ side as we get most of those letters and with A not having a defined gender, she herself doesn’t care about gender. There was good representation of mental health. The way being in different the bodies was described was awesome and realistic of what we know of bodies.
j_osiiie's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
elyseah's review against another edition
2.0
Eh.... it was ok. I wouldn't read it again. it was completely unbelievable and didn't really mesh together very well. Probably won't be continue the series.
savannahsprice's review against another edition
3.0
I have some Thoughts:
-there was casual fatphobia & transphobia that was never addressed
-some of the points make no heckin sense
-the ~commentary on life~ was so forced and stuck in
-throughout the book, I read some of the dialogue to my sister and hearing it... it was just SO awkward and forced
-I reeeeally didn't like the writing
-the two main characters weren't very good people
-what kind of ending???? that just feels lazy :/
BUT this book was kinda cute and I really like the concept and felt like there was a lot of opportunities for some good social commentary but when there was commentary, it felt, like stated before, SO forced
-there was casual fatphobia & transphobia that was never addressed
-some of the points make no heckin sense
-the ~commentary on life~ was so forced and stuck in
-throughout the book, I read some of the dialogue to my sister and hearing it... it was just SO awkward and forced
-I reeeeally didn't like the writing
-the two main characters weren't very good people
-what kind of ending???? that just feels lazy :/
BUT this book was kinda cute and I really like the concept and felt like there was a lot of opportunities for some good social commentary but when there was commentary, it felt, like stated before, SO forced
ioana11's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
kateinoz's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a bit of a slow starter for me. The whole 'Insta-love' drives me crazy in YA books and this was no exception. But. I . Persevered . And it was worth it. The insights into what makes us who we are and how relationships work was fascinating and very well written.
jem_carstairs's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0