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junorad's review against another edition
3.0
I honestly didn't feel like I really got into this book until the very end. I liked the lyrical writing style and the little jokes, and I appreciated how the characters spoke the way teenagers actually talk. However, I feel like the plot was pretty bland and I didn't feel like the characters had any depth. I wasn't sure exactly what each characters defining traits were, and I didn't feel any particular connection to them. It's a fun story with some great messages, but keep expectations reasonable.
daniiidarko's review against another edition
5.0
I love staying up the rest of the night to finish a book because fuck it you only have 100 pages left anyways. This book was enthralling and insightful and I loved it.
danoreading's review against another edition
3.0
Eh, I really liked this until the last twenty pages or so and then I got cranky with it. There's a lot of plot in this book, and at times it feels overlong and a bit too complicated. But the characters are great and likeable -especially Ezra and Toby, and it's really quite funny. Overall, a better than average contemporary YA that just suffers a bit from too much stuff.
dastacy's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
I have rarely been so personally affronted by a book in recent years. Something about this set me off
racheltanza's review against another edition
2.0
For better and for worse - this book is written (for the most part) presented as actual teenagers think and speak. This means that Ezra is allowed to love his friends, find beauty in Cassidy's mystery, and acknowledge that a part of him really did like Charlotte once, while still sulking as teens often do. This unfortunately also means that the book suffers from a bit of the "I'm not like other girls/guys" syndrome that actual teenagers suffer from in real life. Ezra (I will just say him instead of "the narrator") flattens characters around him to the point where he sometimes comes off like a judgmental asshole. Of course the blondes are impossible and stupid. Of course they all hate Beyonce and pop music, and only listen to Bon Iver. Of course the outcasts are cultured and hyper-intelligent while the jocks and the two dimensional women that surround them are idiots. While I didn't care for the twist at the end, I like that the ending was jagged. I did really like that once the author presented this impossible scenario, she didn't gloss it over with an easy fix. I guess when a book begins with [insert spoiler but you know what gruesome thing I'm talking about here], I was hoping for something that delved deeper. It flirted with depth at times, but I don't think it ever quite got there.
sbosch's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
sidekicka7x's review against another edition
5.0
This book is beautiful. I love how it's not your typical YA book. It's not a love story, yeah there is some of that but not the way you'd expect in a YA novel. It's a finding out who you are/who you want to be book. And I love that.
bookhoarder76's review against another edition
2.0
This was all around boring for me. I think maybe it was TOO YA? Which is odd because usually I read more YA than anything else. I don't know I just didn't love this one at all.
onisharahman's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.25
After rereading this I can confidently say 9th grade me had great taste in books.