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hopearianna's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
The first quarter of the book was really difficult for me. The characters felt very unreal and irritating how they were acting. However, the more I read, the more my rating of the book increased. I think when real life things started happening to these characters and they started to act more like real people with real experiences, histories, and emotions, that I started to actually care for them. Also, I really appreciated the kind of love letter to fandoms and fans that it became in the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
Minor: Rape
mapleleaf_rag's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
5.0
Devoured this. Really good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Abandonment
joseph_al's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
jeslis's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Notes:
- Sweet romance with all my fav tropes :') Pure escapism, my beloved.
- Levi is a top tier book boyfriend: gentle with Cath, outgoing, enthusiastic, AND passionately supportive of Cath's love of books?! Insanely top tier.
- Writing was good (compared to a lot of other romances at the moment maybe..) and I liked the exploration of the characters' aspects/struggles outside of the relationship. Cath's family situation, her social anxiety, fandoms, etc.
- Simon and Baz origin story!! I love them :')
- Sweet romance with all my fav tropes :') Pure escapism, my beloved.
- Levi is a top tier book boyfriend: gentle with Cath, outgoing, enthusiastic, AND passionately supportive of Cath's love of books?! Insanely top tier.
- Writing was good (compared to a lot of other romances at the moment maybe..) and I liked the exploration of the characters' aspects/struggles outside of the relationship. Cath's family situation, her social anxiety, fandoms, etc.
- Simon and Baz origin story!! I love them :')
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual harassment
kali21's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
just finished up my freshman year at UNL and thought i would reread this. rainbow is my op but this book is so cute & i love being able to understand the locations (and the fact that half the characters are named after buildings at UNL for some reason?)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
teslis's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Read it with book club and it was such a fun book. I like that Levie was not written as super good looking but he was the main love interest
I like that the sisters are so different from each other but they still find each other in the end!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Alcohol
leligavi's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Another comfort reread. Honestly, I was just too devastated after the atrocity that is the love story in Daughter of the Moon Goddess that I just needed some concrete, unfailing love that is contemporary romance novels.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Alcohol
maddyreads89's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Cute, but there’s some janky writing at the sentence level, and it could’ve been 50-100 pages shorter. If I had a bookish teenage cousin, I would not hesitate to recommend this to her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Abandonment
hiddstairsnoff's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This one is for the ones waiting to live but terrified to do so (hi that’s me).
Cath, the main character, just felt like my hype girl all along. I felt reflected in her, in how lost she seemed , and in how scared she was about the idea of leaving what she loves so earnestly.
This book ended up meaning a lot to me. It is so hopeful and even thought it’s adorable, in some way, it’s realistic. I really want to be like Cath.
Thank you, Cath, for existing and showing me that there’s a way out.
Cath, the main character, just felt like my hype girl all along. I felt reflected in her, in how lost she seemed , and in how scared she was about the idea of leaving what she loves so earnestly.
This book ended up meaning a lot to me. It is so hopeful and even thought it’s adorable, in some way, it’s realistic. I really want to be like Cath.
Thank you, Cath, for existing and showing me that there’s a way out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
rafacolog's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Mental illness