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The Awakening: As Told by the Boys by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

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lbarr031's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lumissidy's review

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It was boring

elizzabook's review against another edition

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4.0

Re reading Dec 29, 2022
There is nothing like one of your favourite books written from another POV

First read:
Okay everyone. If you have ever read any of these books and thought to yourself “I don’t need to read it from the boys POV! I know the story.” No you heckling don’t. Read it. Trust me.

firesage999's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense 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

5.0

This book adds some MUCH needed context to The Awakening. I found book one to be too far into the bully “romance” (if you could even call it that) trope. It was nearly unbearable and made me want to not finish the series. But seeing the guys perspectives makes it all make more sense and their characters more palatable.