ethan_bluestone's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
4.75
Okay so I picked up this book and thought it seemed interesting so I was like I'll try it out. Well the first thirty pages or so I was like "okay, I don't think those was a good idea." But I stuck with it and ended up really liking it for a couple of core reasons:
1) The story. So actually the story was pretty awesome. Hart the main character dies saving a child but gets rei carnated as someone else and pr ceeds to try to win over Ruby. But there's a catch: he can't tell her who he is and he's also losing his memories every night.
This made the story incredibly more interesting and gave off some insane Gordon Korman vibes. Which is awesome because my favorite Gordon Korman books are Operation Do-Over, Restart, and Mixed Up which are all a lot like this book here. So it really felt like reading an older Korman book.
2) The book didn't have like anything inappropriate in it which was great (which I already assumed after researching it.)
Now of course I did have some problems with it; my biggest being the amount of bad language in this book was extremely annoying and kind of a sign of weak writing in the otherwise great writing. There was one gay character too but it didn't mention it much and really it's teen book so I didn't let it bug me that much.
But I feel like it was cool story and I was glad I stuck through and read it.
1) The story. So actually the story was pretty awesome. Hart the main character dies saving a child but gets rei carnated as someone else and pr ceeds to try to win over Ruby. But there's a catch: he can't tell her who he is and he's also losing his memories every night.
This made the story incredibly more interesting and gave off some insane Gordon Korman vibes. Which is awesome because my favorite Gordon Korman books are Operation Do-Over, Restart, and Mixed Up which are all a lot like this book here. So it really felt like reading an older Korman book.
2) The book didn't have like anything inappropriate in it which was great (which I already assumed after researching it.)
Now of course I did have some problems with it; my biggest being the amount of bad language in this book was extremely annoying and kind of a sign of weak writing in the otherwise great writing. There was one gay character too but it didn't mention it much and really it's teen book so I didn't let it bug me that much.
But I feel like it was cool story and I was glad I stuck through and read it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
bolson2005's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Cursing
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