Reviews

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

_felinefatale's review

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

gabeisnotanangel's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

There was a lot to love in this book but there were some glaring flaws too. It felt like the author was tackling too many issues and not really giving them the care they deserved.  At times the plot felt kind of stale, almost like a copy of other books dealing with the issues teens face. Other times the language was incredibly beautiful. The book needed to be longer along with a good edit. There needed to some explanation about the medium stuff which was one of the more fascinating parts of the book. It was a great concept but it never was fuly developed. 

evas's review

4.0

Odd Thomas meets Get Out.

Brilliant read, would incluce a TW though, might not be for everyone.

j_milla_04's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

definitely_human's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

sparkleboymatty's review

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

inesvermeylen's review

3.0

A bit all over the place, but still a fun YA read.

theknitterwithabook's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I might have been slightly too old for it, it would be perfect for a 14-16 year old, but I still wnjoyed it. It was a quick read, a little bit spooky.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Mass/school shootings

sullivan_reader's review

adventurous challenging tense fast-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

3.5

I love the way the struggle of being a gay black teenager was shown. Very intriguing. But everytime something from the Dead world was on page it felt like a fever dream.

faeriesparks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5