dissociativephoenix's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
bluehoolia's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-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
5.0
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ccvanleuven's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.0
idamaria's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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
3.25
myblackbookish_life's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Made my heart ache, but undecided if that’s a good thing or not.
amyahava's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
moon134340child's review against another edition
2.0
" He is the earth, and I am the moon. There was never enough I could do to get him to love me the way I wanted, to see me as more than just a moon.
I have never been enough, and he has always been too much"
Honestly when we are teenagers we all go dumb for our crushes but this dumb? I mean i did but this dumb????
I have never been enough, and he has always been too much"
Honestly when we are teenagers we all go dumb for our crushes but this dumb? I mean i did but this dumb????
nolemdaer's review against another edition
3.0
This was an interesting experience while reading, because although I definitely cannot say I enjoyed my time, I recognized that the book was well-written.
The character of Sophie was so terribly annoying for me to read. I can understand what the author was doing with her and what role she played in the story and so on, but her entire character arc was about her becoming less obsessed with the other main character Peter, which was not fun to read about.
I could track the characters' development throughout the story. The pacing was excellent and the new friendships grew in believable timeframes with a perfect balance of keeping things interesting and not moving too fast. There was an excellent demonstration of "show not tell." And that's my biggest personal problem with the book—the writing and plotting and development was excellent, but the relationship between the main characters (on which the entire book is framed around) was so dramatic and frustrating and uninteresting for me to read. Think of a house with amazing structural integrity but the most eyesore-inducing dressing on the outside.
Things that I did like: Tabitha, Josh, and Luna were delightful to read about. The band was so fun. Peter's spiritual journey toward reconnecting with Judaism was great.
I honestly don't know if I recommend this book or not. Again, the writing is amazing, but the entire premise created such an annoying relationship—and I couldn't stand one half of the POV characters—that the wonderful storytelling was difficult to get through.
The character of Sophie was so terribly annoying for me to read. I can understand what the author was doing with her and what role she played in the story and so on, but her entire character arc was about her becoming less obsessed with the other main character Peter, which was not fun to read about.
I could track the characters' development throughout the story. The pacing was excellent and the new friendships grew in believable timeframes with a perfect balance of keeping things interesting and not moving too fast. There was an excellent demonstration of "show not tell." And that's my biggest personal problem with the book—the writing and plotting and development was excellent, but the relationship between the main characters (on which the entire book is framed around) was so dramatic and frustrating and uninteresting for me to read. Think of a house with amazing structural integrity but the most eyesore-inducing dressing on the outside.
Things that I did like: Tabitha, Josh, and Luna were delightful to read about. The band was so fun. Peter's spiritual journey toward reconnecting with Judaism was great.
I honestly don't know if I recommend this book or not. Again, the writing is amazing, but the entire premise created such an annoying relationship—and I couldn't stand one half of the POV characters—that the wonderful storytelling was difficult to get through.
sc104906's review against another edition
2.0
I received this eARC through Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Peter and Sophie are next-door-neighbors and best friends. There has never been a time when they weren’t friends and there has never been a time when Peter wasn’t sick. He suffers from kidney disease, which makes it difficult for him to take part in life to the fullest. He got tired easily and was in and out of the hospital. None of that mattered to Sophie. When they had to change plans so that Peter could still hang, Sophie was more than willing to do whatever for her best friend. She loved him and as they grew, she found that she loved him more than just a friend and wanted to have a deeper level of intimacy. Sophie and her kidney are a perfect match for Peter and the summer before senior year, she donates one of her kidneys to him. Peter is now healthier than he has ever been. He is going back to school and doing things that a typical teen guy would be doing. However, he feels like he owes Sophie and doesn’t know if he wants her romantically. He is trying to figure out who he is, now that he isn’t sick. Peter begins developing romantic feelings for his classmate and new bandmate, Chase. Is the relationship between Peter and Sophie as solid as they had always thought?
I was in the mood for this type of dramatic realistic fiction, but found that I never truly warmed up to the story. I liked Sophie and felt bad for her throughout the novel. Peter was seriously off-putting, it seemed like he was always climbing onto a soapbox to give the reader a Wikipedia definition about some other part of his identity. I liked Chase and found Sophie’s sister’s plot line interesting and different from the typical teen mom depiction.
Peter and Sophie are next-door-neighbors and best friends. There has never been a time when they weren’t friends and there has never been a time when Peter wasn’t sick. He suffers from kidney disease, which makes it difficult for him to take part in life to the fullest. He got tired easily and was in and out of the hospital. None of that mattered to Sophie. When they had to change plans so that Peter could still hang, Sophie was more than willing to do whatever for her best friend. She loved him and as they grew, she found that she loved him more than just a friend and wanted to have a deeper level of intimacy. Sophie and her kidney are a perfect match for Peter and the summer before senior year, she donates one of her kidneys to him. Peter is now healthier than he has ever been. He is going back to school and doing things that a typical teen guy would be doing. However, he feels like he owes Sophie and doesn’t know if he wants her romantically. He is trying to figure out who he is, now that he isn’t sick. Peter begins developing romantic feelings for his classmate and new bandmate, Chase. Is the relationship between Peter and Sophie as solid as they had always thought?
I was in the mood for this type of dramatic realistic fiction, but found that I never truly warmed up to the story. I liked Sophie and felt bad for her throughout the novel. Peter was seriously off-putting, it seemed like he was always climbing onto a soapbox to give the reader a Wikipedia definition about some other part of his identity. I liked Chase and found Sophie’s sister’s plot line interesting and different from the typical teen mom depiction.