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delz's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Adorable YA travel, romance. Britt’s life was soccer, she had received a scholarship and believed she would play professionally. That all changed during a soccer match when an injury to her knee revealed a life-threatening genetic disorder. She didn’t have very much time to dwell on this, when she, along with 3 of her classmates received an invitation for a literary competition. The prize is $100k and all she has to do is go to England, follow a scavenger hunt and write about her adventures. She’s going to do her best, despite her dislike of reading and writing. On her first search at a children’s home she meets a very nerdy, sincere and attractive boy, Luke and the attraction seems to be mutual because for the entirety of Britt’s adventures Luke is by her side. This was a little contrived, but it was also good clean fun with themes of family, forgiveness and the importance of letting people into your life.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abandonment
karissahodge's review against another edition
I’m a huge mood reader, and it just wasn’t the right time for me to read this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical content
dabutkus's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
a_ab's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
2.5
2.3*s. This book seemed very campy and amateurish. It might have been internally justified if we pretended that it's written by the almost-falling-English main character, except when we are given excerpts of her direct storytelling in the book, the style is very different, so that theory is out.
I had a hard time believing the declared ages and personalities of the characters. The main character behaves like she is about 9, which is half of her declared age!
We are asked to pretend that she can pick up literary clues despite not liking to read, yet she managed to live to the age of 18, having read those books and watched those movies, and still not know the difference between England and UK?!
The book is full of such incongruities.
When I finished the book my main impression was that it had the derogatory aspects of fanfiction: formulaic, wish-fulfilly, simplistic, reliant on other sources to give it credibility and depth, stylistically and psychologically immature, unrealistic in premise and its execution, full of character and story inconsistencies.
Yet, it kept me entertained enough to finish the book, for which I am tempted to round up despite all the faults.
I had a hard time believing the declared ages and personalities of the characters. The main character behaves like she is about 9, which is half of her declared age!
We are asked to pretend that she can pick up literary clues despite not liking to read, yet she managed to live to the age of 18, having read those books and watched those movies, and still not know the difference between England and UK?!
The book is full of such incongruities.
When I finished the book my main impression was that it had the derogatory aspects of fanfiction: formulaic, wish-fulfilly, simplistic, reliant on other sources to give it credibility and depth, stylistically and psychologically immature, unrealistic in premise and its execution, full of character and story inconsistencies.
Yet, it kept me entertained enough to finish the book, for which I am tempted to round up despite all the faults.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abandonment
thyroyalreader's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- 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
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abandonment
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