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emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This was… a lot better than I thought it was going to be.
Upon reading the first chapter, I thought it was going to be a story about a bunch of immature, shallow boys doing immature, shallow things—written by an author who didn't remember anything about his middle grade years. Turns out, that's actually the whole point for the first third or so. It's important to the message of the book. In the end, everything comes together into something beautiful—something relatable, even.
So yeah, it improves after the first few chapters.
Upon reading the first chapter, I thought it was going to be a story about a bunch of immature, shallow boys doing immature, shallow things—written by an author who didn't remember anything about his middle grade years. Turns out, that's actually the whole point for the first third or so. It's important to the message of the book. In the end, everything comes together into something beautiful—something relatable, even.
So yeah, it improves after the first few chapters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
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