Reviews

Only on the Weekends by Dean Atta

victoriaeatscake's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

_nem_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

k_lupin's review against another edition

I was struggling with it being poetry, not prose.

alpacamybooks's review against another edition

5.0

Dean Atta is an incredible writer. Like with The Black Flamingo, Atta does an incredible job of portraying a family, community, and deep, gut-wrenching emotions. His words are like poetry.

rachelm5's review against another edition

4.0

I was eager to delve into this novel as I thoroughly enjoyed Atta’s debut novel, The Black Flamingo. Only on the Weekends, brings readers another coming-of-age story. The main character, Mack is a romantic (as the synopsis states) teenager who like many of us is struggling with his identity. His father is a big-time film director, so they don’t get to spend much time together. While trying to navigate his strained relationship with his father, he tries to find himself at school and falling in love for the first time. But when his relationship with Karim becomes long-distance, how will they stay connected?

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elvendrok's review against another edition

3.0

3,5

ggqp255's review against another edition

2.0

The story didn't need that many pages

elisanataf's review against another edition

3.0

eh. this was eh. i dont love verse novels and i didnt know it was one going into it (which is 100% my fault). i didnt feel specially attached to any characters (except cleo<33). i dont have much to say about this other than it was eh. not my thing, someone else may love it!

livanaelliott's review against another edition

1.0

I loved the relationship between Mack and fin but that was the only good part for me. The writing style wasn’t for me personally and k was a walking red flag.

ellereadsalottt's review against another edition

I wanted to love this. I’ve loved everything else I’ve read by Dean Atta… but this was not for me. I found it cringy and hard to get in to.