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colormecaro's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
I was ready to give up on this book until I got to about 40%. I didn’t click with the at times unrealistic/cheesy writing (might be because I’m not used to reading YA). I also felt that at the beginning of the book the very emotionally heavy topics seemed to lack depth and there were some jumps in the timeline where big developments happened to the main character but the reader isn’t part of them.
I also don’t think the Arab-American aspect was fully fleshed out. It was hinted at occasionally but never explored with enough depth, and I think this could have been a really interesting angle.
I wasn’t a particular fan of Indigo who is essentially the MC’s manic pixie dream person, and a lot of their conversation just seemed too unrealistic.
That all aside, the emotional depth in the second half of the book makes up for all the things I didn’t like, and often brought tears to my eyes.
I also don’t think the Arab-American aspect was fully fleshed out. It was hinted at occasionally but never explored with enough depth, and I think this could have been a really interesting angle.
I wasn’t a particular fan of Indigo who is essentially the MC’s manic pixie dream person, and a lot of their conversation just seemed too unrealistic.
That all aside, the emotional depth in the second half of the book makes up for all the things I didn’t like, and often brought tears to my eyes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Dysphoria
niararain's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Acephobia/Arophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic