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phantomgecko's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book was almost too quirky. I know it's fun to be weird and different especially in YA novels, but like...once they started talking about "road reading" I considered just being done. Fortunately there was substance behind the quirkiness. Ish.
This book gave big "If I Stay" vibes but managed to be better. The poems throughout were charming. The characters were decent enough.
idk. At the end of the day, it's a book about teenagers making stupid decisions, but they learned a little and got marginally less stupid by the end.
I should probably stop reading contemporary YA because I've yet to find one that I like? It's not a bad book. It just wasn't good.
This book gave big "If I Stay" vibes but managed to be better. The poems throughout were charming. The characters were decent enough.
idk. At the end of the day, it's a book about teenagers making stupid decisions, but they learned a little and got marginally less stupid by the end.
I should probably stop reading contemporary YA because I've yet to find one that I like? It's not a bad book. It just wasn't good.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment
lexarobinson's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
'The sky is everywhere, it begins at your feet' is a line that stuck with 14-year-old me and still makes me (embarrassingly) a little teary to this day. The stylistic rendering of Lennie's poems is the icing on the cake of what is the perfect teenage romance novel. It has everything classic of the genre (it's a little cliche, but Nelson has such a charming style I loved it anyway): beautiful, insecure lead, grief, crazy family (I want to live with Gram and Uncle Big), and a beautiful, interesting, foreign boy who steals everyone's hearts... Seriously. To this day, I still want Joe Fontaine to become real so I can marry him...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content
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