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Ancora una volta con te, by Dustin Thao

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madelinemay1's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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leahisdudish's review against another edition

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2.0

how she was able to call (but not text) sam is never explained. why doing this meant she couldn’t use her phone to contact anyone else is also never explained.
i wanted this to be more about grief and the desire to have that last conversation with a loved one but instead i have selfish julie who spends her time moaning about how hard her day was like bish should you not be more idk sad about sam being dead? or about how that has affected the other people in your life? like bruh get some perspective.

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lavenderbooks_'s review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

2.5

throughout most of the book i felt so out of touch with the characters and i couldn’t fully empathise as the writing didn’t really fully flesh out the whole process of her going through this experience. personally, i’m very intrigued with how books deal with grief as i’ve read quite a select few and i have to say that although this wasn’t as good as i was expecting, i would definitely understand why it has left the impact that it’s had on people! it ended off really beautifully and i would understand why this would elicit so much emotion from the reader, but i, unfortunately, after having been out of touch with the story and characters, it didn’t impact me as much as i thought it would. however, there’s no doubt in me that there was so emotion poured out into those last chapters which really motivated me to keep reading this book.

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it was also surprising to me how this ended given that it’s a YA book and i’d expect it to end more on a happy note but i guess it’s part of why it has gained the attraction that it has from its audience and i respect that!

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annagwritesandreads's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a very emotionally driven book. Julie has to handle the death of Sam, her long time boyfriend, while trying to maintain a 'normal' high school life.

Julie calls Sam one day and he happens to answer. They remain connected. But what does happen if we remain connected with the dead? How can we or the dead move on?

I wish this book established Julie and Sam's relationship a bit more in the beginning. I feel like you jumped right into the grief and not in a good way. I was confused and had no idea what was going on, having to re-listening to bits and pieces to make sure I didn't miss anything.

However, I still think after you get to know Julie and Sam, it is a beautiful story. The ending though? I feel like that was not how the book should have ended based on all the clues set before in the book. I also did not like how unclear some of the side plots were? I feel like this was trying to have more representation than it actually did? If it takes place in our modern day world, then there should be clearer explanations of certain side characters.

Overall, it was an okay read, but probably a better read if you are in the mood for an emotional book.

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charlotte_jane_w's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I absolutely loved the imagery in this book. I could almost see everything the author described. The way memories were stitched together like nonsensical dreams was amazing, I don’t think I’ve read anything quite like it. And while I’ve been lucky enough to not lose anyone close to me yet, the portrayal of grief in the book was so intense I am truly scared for the day I go through the same thing. The only downsides were I noticed a few grammar mistakes (nothing so bad I couldn’t make sense of it) that pulled me out of the story a bit, and at times Julie (main character) did or said some things that were really annoying or I just couldn’t understand (probably because of grief), but other thank that I loved the book.

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maidmarianlib's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Reflective about the processes of grief, but because of that context the pace is slow and the plot is very repetitive, the emotional flow is stilted and does not resolve as well as I'd like.

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