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tchouktche's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
stop the ending was the best thing ever (i almost cried but im in the car with my family and i can’t)!!!
i chose this book in the store randomly because i loved the cover and the blurb was super interesting and let me be honest, at first i was a bit disappointed because i was not familiar AT ALL with the writing and it was difficult for me to appreciate the story, i also did not appreciate allegra’s character that much but then, i just realised that she’s just a a basic woman, a human being and that i can see a lot of myself in her (except she’s a white woman).
the book was everything i expected and more and the ending?!!! i needed to read a book like this, it brings me hope and dare i say, it made me fall in love with reading again???
i do however wish the book was easier to get into at first, and the writing style is part of the reason why.
but overall, this book gave me hope and maybe everything is going to be ok (?)
(please please please, let me find my five quickly)
i chose this book in the store randomly because i loved the cover and the blurb was super interesting and let me be honest, at first i was a bit disappointed because i was not familiar AT ALL with the writing and it was difficult for me to appreciate the story, i also did not appreciate allegra’s character that much but then, i just realised that she’s just a a basic woman, a human being and that i can see a lot of myself in her (except she’s a white woman).
the book was everything i expected and more and the ending?!!! i needed to read a book like this, it brings me hope and dare i say, it made me fall in love with reading again???
i do however wish the book was easier to get into at first, and the writing style is part of the reason why.
but overall, this book gave me hope and maybe everything is going to be ok (?)
(please please please, let me find my five quickly)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm
mikaclapson's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Abandonment
Moderate: Self harm and Sexual content
aliciavalenski's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
charliebella's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Self harm
bookerbride's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I really wanted to like this book, but I guess it wasn't for me. I was into the premise of finding your 5, of questioning who (still) matters.
The build-up took up too much of the book and the end felt rushed.
Plus, I'm willing to pay extra to get quotation marks.
I thought that Freckles and Rooster had a great thing going of giving each other advice and after the hurt it would have been nice to explore how they make each other better.
One really weird character was Pops. Let's ignore the questionworthy relationship/encounter with his student. But what was up with him hearing mice, neglecting himself after being called out by a woman who wasn't into his advances? And all of a sudden, he's back to normal?! This didn't make sense to me.
The build-up took up too much of the book and the end felt rushed.
Plus, I'm willing to pay extra to get quotation marks.
I thought that Freckles and Rooster had a great thing going of giving each other advice and after the hurt it would have been nice to explore how they make each other better.
One really weird character was Pops. Let's ignore the questionworthy relationship/encounter with his student. But what was up with him hearing mice, neglecting himself after being called out by a woman who wasn't into his advances? And all of a sudden, he's back to normal?! This didn't make sense to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, and Pregnancy
ell_n's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm and Abandonment
Minor: Drug use
lisamarie_'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
britt_zonnebloempit's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Initially, I really, truly hated this book. I was ready to actually DNF, but I'm glad I pushed through and read all of it!
What's annoying is that Cecilia apparently hates quotation marks and question marks? Which are, in my honest opinion, very necessary to make a book readable. It took me way longer than necessary to read this, just because these were missing. I don't know why writers decide to leave this out, but it's a horrible decision, especially in a story that moves along this slowly.
I didn't like Allegra and it took me forever to get to the halfway point where the story actually started to get interesting. I didn't like any of the characters. I didn't care for the casual mention of self harm, eating disorders, and the blatant fatphobia in the first half. Why the hell did Allegra talk about her supposed friend Marion's thighs like that? Completely fucking unnecessary.
The only characters that seemed to have some depth were Spanner and Tristan, whom I both loved! They're the characters that pulled me through to the end and I'm glad I did, because eventually the message of this book was lovely and inspiring! I love that this wasn't a romantic love story, but more of a story about found family and people not always being what you expect them and want them to be!
What's annoying is that Cecilia apparently hates quotation marks and question marks? Which are, in my honest opinion, very necessary to make a book readable. It took me way longer than necessary to read this, just because these were missing. I don't know why writers decide to leave this out, but it's a horrible decision, especially in a story that moves along this slowly.
I didn't like Allegra and it took me forever to get to the halfway point where the story actually started to get interesting. I didn't like any of the characters. I didn't care for the casual mention of self harm, eating disorders, and the blatant fatphobia in the first half. Why the hell did Allegra talk about her supposed friend Marion's thighs like that? Completely fucking unnecessary.
The only characters that seemed to have some depth were Spanner and Tristan, whom I both loved! They're the characters that pulled me through to the end and I'm glad I did, because eventually the message of this book was lovely and inspiring! I love that this wasn't a romantic love story, but more of a story about found family and people not always being what you expect them and want them to be!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Eating disorder and Self harm
caoimhe_reads7's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
this book made me reflect on who my five our. the characters were very engaging and it was hard to put down at points
Content Warnings
Minor: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Gaslighting