Reviews

All's Fair... by Alex Nonymous

ava_s's review against another edition

4.0

Wish I got to see more of Mel’s and ivy’s relationship but I understand it was more about Mel dealing with her sisters death. I wish it was a little long though I did like the short chapters. I also wish I knew more about the side characters and I kind of think the thing with ivy’s mom wasn’t fully resolved. Overall though it was a very good read and I finished it in 2 days. Thank you Alex for early access to the book. This review is late though so you can buy the book now.

gabbyf's review

4.0

Ivy and Mel are so cute and I love how well different topics were spoken about. How easily homophobia is dismissed as a joke and ignored because “I’m not homophobic”. I wished I had books like this growing up

arctos_the_sixth's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

serenity_bookworm's review

5.0

this was so good and I couldn't stop reading it!!

havenmh's review

4.5

This was fucking amazing. Alex does  it again. Having read their fluffier stuff I wasn’t expecting this book to hit as deep but holy hell was I glad it did. Brilliant build up. Amazing emotions. I love gay ppl. 

aimeeboo's review

challenging emotional reflective 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

probably_reading_right_now's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

4.0

This wasn’t what I expected it to be, but not at all in a bad way. I like to go into books with as little information as possible, especially with authors whose books I’ve enjoyed in the past, so I didn’t really read the synopsis. In my opinion this was YA done right. I really enjoy the YA genre, but they can often avoid heavier, or real issues for less serious subjects. I understand why that’s common, but YA does not mean there can’t be substance to the writing as well, there should be more credit given to YA readers to be able to handle and comprehend tough issues. This book proves not only that it’s possible, but that it can be done well. Dealing with several issues from grief, to homophobia, to the struggles that come with growing up, and the roles that often get forced on us. The author does a really good job at taking these multiple complex issues and weaving them into the story in a comprehensive, easily understandable way that makes for a really interesting story because they avoid making the characters stereotypical tropes.