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brittinyh3711's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
stephberk15's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
pacccii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It was an easy and nice read, wasn't overfilled with unnecessary filler and the pacing was good. Giving a good and clear picture of what is happening in our main character's life, and her inner most feelings. It felt very true and real to how a teenager would feel.
Minor: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
mary_do_12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
CHEATING TROPE
(sort of)
BOOM
ACCIDENTAL PREGNANY
(two people! that are in high school!! from their first time!!!)
and i lost it.
you lost me.
the reader knowing the end from the start was supposed to be mysterious and cool, probably, but it didn’t feel like it.
where was the tension?
where was whatever was supposed to make this book interesting?
could not conform to this book very much.
Graphic: Death, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault
borderbunny0308's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Toxic friendship
brooklyndays's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Vomit
Minor: Miscarriage
strangeweather98's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Abandonment
Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
cloha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Ending was abrupt but not entirely unexpected. I think it portrayed childhood friends and young love well. The book read to me like it was trying to be a modern day Romeo and Juliet story. Right as everything fell into place, all was lost. It was upsetting and taught the importance of being honest. Any book that has the power to do this, is a decent book to me. The character types were kind of cringe but I guess there's a level of realism with that, since coming-of-age is generally thought to be a cringey part of our lives. It was realistic to how we are before we transition into adulthood. My issue is that I don't really know what age range to place this book. Seemed like it was a pretty light read until the end. The whiplash felt unpleasant more than it surprising me or challenging me or giving me something to chew on. It felt a little sloppy even? Like the plot was too clunky or the foreshadowing was too obvious or the characters were too predictable? Unsure. But some positives were that I enjoyed reading about Autumn's friend group. I thought the titling of things like the "Steps to Nowhere" and "The Mothers" was a creative touch. I was pretty invested in the characters by the end of book, so when Sasha and Jamie become a thing, I was so appalled. That's usually a good sign of being committed to the characters.
a few fav scenes:
pg 107 when both Finn and Jamie stood up
pg 88 the lunch table war
pg 132 protectiveness
pg 169 boys being boys meeting boy
pg 205 "Ales spends the night at Jamie's. Jamie tells Alex that he doesn't like Trina. That nobody likes Trina. That everybody likes Sasha. That Sasha misses him." - foreshadowing / power they had over each other
pg 314 "'Well,' Finny says, 'to be fair, you do need a ride.' 'No, I don't,' I say. 'I have you.' Finny smiles."
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
shaleen64's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The book centres on Autumn and Finn through their schooling years, which gives a YA genre feel, but without the writing style to match.
The book will have you laughing, longing and crying. It’s worth the read if you enjoy a romance.
*Spoiler*
I do feel the ending was rushed and had we of had more time getting to know Autumn and Finn within a romantic relationship together the ending would have had a greater emotional pull.
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Car accident