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May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor

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gaugedgage's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kempenscloud's review against another edition

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no stars bc the minimum is one and i cannot in good conscience even give this book that many

hadesdaughter's review against another edition

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2.0

No, I'm sorry but no.
I feel really bad every time I give a bad grade to a book because I know the author really did their best. It's amazing how our brains can create a whole world, different characters, plots, scenarios, dialogues, everything and for that I wish I could give 5 stars to every book.

When I read May the Best Man Win synopsis, I thought "Whoa! This is going to be great.". But it wasn't. It was far from great. It was a mix of selfish, arrogant, apathetic characters. At first it was an okay drama (an unfair with a big lack of communication okay drama) but then the whole Homecoming King competition started and it was unbearable. And honestly, they were all so terrible with each other (and I'm not just talking about Lukas and Jeremy) that instead of a happy ending, they should have gotten a happy-discount coupon for therapy.

cupcates's review against another edition

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1.0

yikes

refer to this review for more info. this is bad

aitanaburman's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars

valereads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful 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

3.5

briefcasey's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-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

3.5

dean196717's review against another edition

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fast-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

2.5

Alright read but at times felt quite dramatic in its topics and could have explored more inner thoughts in a more nuanced way. Loved that there was autistic representation but felt like the character was very one-dimensional in the presentation of their autism and the same thing happened with the other character being trans. It became the only part of them that was every mentioned without actually being fleshed out as a part of them.

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lovelybookqueen666's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

akswhy's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-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

4.25

A surprisingly deep YA dramedy unafraid to tackle multiple big issues. The main characters are definitely thawed and undoubtedly teenage, but not unrealistically so. They don’t solve problems perfectly and none of them are without fault; that makes all the conflict ring more realistic. A little dated in fashion and technology, but the story doesn’t revolve around either so it’s not a big deal.

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