Reviews with content warning for Adult/minor relationship - I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

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I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones, Gilly Segal

14 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

4.0

I was really sad that the book ended when it did. I wanted to know more about the characters' lives. But I do get the intention of having everything be encapsulated in one night like that.

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literary_lyette's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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bookscatcoffee's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed this book until it abruptly ended. Literally refreshed my kindle twice to make sure there wasn’t a glitch. Other than that, I enjoyed the writing. It was sometimes hard to switch between the alternating chapters, but I appreciated seeing the perspective of each main character. Worth reading but expect the ending. 3.5 stars

YA fiction with diverse characters

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alyssa2012's review against another edition

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emotional 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

3.5

Great book. Wish the dialogue of the black characters weren't so blatantly stereotypical. It sounded like they wanted the black characters to sound like they were from the 70's and 80's. There was an overuse of slang language to sound "hip" and "relevant" and to make sure the readers knew the characters were black. As if all black people speak like that. It was off putting.

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wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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readingbooksinisrael's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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britreads's review

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challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.0

This was another disappointing read for the year. While the premise was interesting, the execution could have been better. I think the shortness of the story worked against it since the characters were always on the move with little time to reflect over what happened. I did enjoy the connection between the two main characters and I could excuse some of their poor decisions during the story. But I think there should have been some major event that caused Atlanta to experience the upheaval and riots.

We're told in the beginning that the two football teams were at odds because one team wore blackface before the story and the members faced no consequences. But what caused the larger riot? The book never makes it clear.

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I did like the ending and the ambiguity over the future of Campbell and Lena's connection. I just wish the exploration of heavy themes like white privilege, class, racism, police brutality, etc was a bit more complex.

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