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bookwadreads's review against another edition
5.0
SURPRISE, SURPRISE. ANOTHER BOOK BY KEMMERER THAT I LOVED.
It honestly does not matter which book by Brigid I'm picking up. I'm going to fall in love with it, and wish I hadn't read through it so quickly by the time I'm done. Honestly, all I can think about this week is the characters she's written and also how mind-bogglingly talented she is. (Is bogglingly even a word? I have my doubts, but you get the gist I'm sure.) From contemporary romances to a fantasy series that has blown my mind, once Kemmerer sets out to write something, she accomplishes it.
In this book, I got to meet characters I already partially knew! I loved Declan and Juliet, so seeing their relationship from a third party perspective was so very welcomed. But, Rev and Emma - God, where do I get started?
In Letters to the Lost, we meet Rev, and we learn that he suffered a traumatic childhood at the hands of his father, and when we enter More Than We Can Tell, it's pretty clear this book is going to get heavy. One of the best parts of Kemmerer's books is how she doesn't shy away from the ugly parts of life. We get to fall in love through the characters she creates and the stories she weaves, but we hurt alongside them too. As someone who relates to these themes more than I would like, it's a relief to see it written in an honest way, even though it's painful.
While suffering from different hardships, Rev and Emma manage to find each other. And while I am always for one person of a relationship saving the other, we read how they respect each other enough to save themselves, but we also watch them learn that you can depend on those you love, as well.
As always, the references placed in these books are extremely welcomed and appreciated. I could talk about these books all day long. Honestly. I've got them on my list to reread after Cursebreakers #2 and the Elementals series.
It honestly does not matter which book by Brigid I'm picking up. I'm going to fall in love with it, and wish I hadn't read through it so quickly by the time I'm done. Honestly, all I can think about this week is the characters she's written and also how mind-bogglingly talented she is. (Is bogglingly even a word? I have my doubts, but you get the gist I'm sure.) From contemporary romances to a fantasy series that has blown my mind, once Kemmerer sets out to write something, she accomplishes it.
In this book, I got to meet characters I already partially knew! I loved Declan and Juliet, so seeing their relationship from a third party perspective was so very welcomed. But, Rev and Emma - God, where do I get started?
In Letters to the Lost, we meet Rev, and we learn that he suffered a traumatic childhood at the hands of his father, and when we enter More Than We Can Tell, it's pretty clear this book is going to get heavy. One of the best parts of Kemmerer's books is how she doesn't shy away from the ugly parts of life. We get to fall in love through the characters she creates and the stories she weaves, but we hurt alongside them too. As someone who relates to these themes more than I would like, it's a relief to see it written in an honest way, even though it's painful.
While suffering from different hardships, Rev and Emma manage to find each other. And while I am always for one person of a relationship saving the other, we read how they respect each other enough to save themselves, but we also watch them learn that you can depend on those you love, as well.
As always, the references placed in these books are extremely welcomed and appreciated. I could talk about these books all day long. Honestly. I've got them on my list to reread after Cursebreakers #2 and the Elementals series.
jiyona's review against another edition
5.0
My favorite book Re read. Its emotional and rev himself is absolutely breathtaking. I need more of emma and rev right now they are beautiful. I think the emma hate is too much tho people should calm down. She’s stupid but she’s fearless and with the development is self aware like cmon
tinysaturn's review against another edition
5.0
Brigid Kemmerer to chyba w tym momencie jedna z moich ulubionych autorek! Nie wiem jak to robi, ale dzięki niej czuję naprawdę duży komfort.
nytr's review
5.0
Incredibly heart-wrenching, but also hopeful. I tagged a lot of content warnings as minor because they don’t take place during the story, they’re mostly just talked about, but make no mistake, this book has some heavy topics.
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
syl_val15's review against another edition
2.0
2.75 out of 5 Stars!
If only this book was as good as the author's previous YA contemporaries that I read...
And the buddy reading continues with this dude!
If only this book was as good as the author's previous YA contemporaries that I read...
And the buddy reading continues with this dude!
arayofreading's review against another edition
3.0
**3 stars**
tw: parental abuse, bullying/harassment
This is difficult for me to rate. I loved [b:Letters to the Lost|30038855|Letters to the Lost (Letters to the Lost, #1)|Brigid Kemmerer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1464361740i/30038855._SY75_.jpg|45042926] so much, and so I was really excited to read this spin-off. And while there were definitely moments that I really loved, there were also a lot of things I think this book could have done better.
This book has two POVs, the first of which is Rev who is a survivor of abuse by his biological father. We only saw a little bit of Rev in Letters to the Lost, and so I loved getting to explore more of his character and backstory. His struggle to not follow the cycle of abuse and become his father is incredibly heartbreaking (seriously, don't read this book if you want to be happy) but his learning how to cope with it and seek help and guidance was inspiring. The highlight of the book was probably his and Declan's friendship and his relationship with his adoptive parents; they were so supportive and understanding, but also pushed Rev to grow. While I do think the resolution was a bit anti-climactic, I still think it wrapped up his journey nicely. I also wish his relationship with Matthew (his foster brother) was developed further, but I did like the direction it went.
The second POV was Emma, who is a gamer/coder that designs an online game that becomes popular. However, she becomes a target of online harassment as some guys don't like seeing a girl "invade" their space, while at the same she deals with parents going through a divorce. I thought her story had so much potential--a female protagonist who likes coding with important and relatable struggles--but it was not executed well. Emma is extremely rude and bratty to her best friend who does nothing wrong and is actually really supportive and understanding, as well as to her mom who is judgmental of Emma's gaming habits but also does not do anything wildly wrong either. Now, I don't mind a character being unlikable and doing bad things as long as the character grows in some way, but I did not see enough of that in Emma. Things were addressed, but it just didn't feel enough given her lack of empathy and judgment of other people.
Overall, while I think Emma's storyline could have been handled better, I think this book talks about serious topics that would be valuable to read about.
tw: parental abuse, bullying/harassment
This is difficult for me to rate. I loved [b:Letters to the Lost|30038855|Letters to the Lost (Letters to the Lost, #1)|Brigid Kemmerer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1464361740i/30038855._SY75_.jpg|45042926] so much, and so I was really excited to read this spin-off. And while there were definitely moments that I really loved, there were also a lot of things I think this book could have done better.
This book has two POVs, the first of which is Rev who is a survivor of abuse by his biological father. We only saw a little bit of Rev in Letters to the Lost, and so I loved getting to explore more of his character and backstory. His struggle to not follow the cycle of abuse and become his father is incredibly heartbreaking (seriously, don't read this book if you want to be happy) but his learning how to cope with it and seek help and guidance was inspiring. The highlight of the book was probably his and Declan's friendship and his relationship with his adoptive parents; they were so supportive and understanding, but also pushed Rev to grow. While I do think the resolution was a bit anti-climactic, I still think it wrapped up his journey nicely. I also wish his relationship with Matthew (his foster brother) was developed further, but I did like the direction it went.
The second POV was Emma, who is a gamer/coder that designs an online game that becomes popular. However, she becomes a target of online harassment as some guys don't like seeing a girl "invade" their space, while at the same she deals with parents going through a divorce. I thought her story had so much potential--a female protagonist who likes coding with important and relatable struggles--but it was not executed well. Emma is extremely rude and bratty to her best friend who does nothing wrong and is actually really supportive and understanding, as well as to her mom who is judgmental of Emma's gaming habits but also does not do anything wildly wrong either. Now, I don't mind a character being unlikable and doing bad things as long as the character grows in some way, but I did not see enough of that in Emma. Things were addressed, but it just didn't feel enough given her lack of empathy and judgment of other people.
Overall, while I think Emma's storyline could have been handled better, I think this book talks about serious topics that would be valuable to read about.
tinydino2023's review against another edition
dark
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
amanda9269's review against another edition
It’s an awesome book. Love this author and how it continues on from letters to the lost.