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emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I really wanted to like this book. I really did. I don’t so much have a problem with the narrator like I know many others did, but there was just so much potential for character development and the storyline that just went to waste. The narrator’s anxiety that causes rashes, her brother’s ptsd, her mother’s random pregnancy, the predatory teacher , her plays and desires to act, and the romances taking place all gave the author plenty of opportunities to take the story somewhere, but once I finished reading I realized that the storyline didn’t go anywhere, almost like there wasn’t even a point to the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
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