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Dit boek was zeker niet slecht, maar het heeft ergens wat steken laten vallen (snap je'em?). Ik hou enorm van Susins schrijfstijl, leuke verwijzingen naar grappige weetjes én zeker het verhaal was geweldig. Bij de uitwerking liep het volgens mij dan niet zo goed. Ik had graag wat meer diepgang gehad en ik had niet dat deze-personages-zijn-plots-mijn-grote-voorbeeld-gevoel. Ik had graag wat meer gevoeld in mijn hart nadat ik het boek uit had. Snap je wat ik bedoel? Het boek was zeker een quick read, maar het wist mij niet helemaal te overtuigen.

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espurrralls's review against another edition

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dark emotional lighthearted sad fast-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

It's so good to just crush in a single sitting, a comfort re read for me

cornmaven's review against another edition

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4.0

Loved this story about two teens in grief and failing to deal with the guilt associated with a death of someone close to them. Petula and Jacob meet in group art therapy, populated by other Breakfast Club type characters (and even they joke about that). There are issues of trust, broken friendships, and more. The crafting done by Petula and Rachel stands in as a metaphor for making something new and different using ordinary or broken things, but the crafting itself figures in Petula's tragedy, so I liked that juxtaposition.

And being a person with deep pessimistic DNA, this story spoke to me.

shehodge's review against another edition

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emotional 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

3.25

tarajean334's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I went into this book completely blind and had no idea what to expect. It ended up being a quick and easy read. It had a good storyline and kept me interested. I really enjoyed the book but wasn't a fan of how it just ended
I needed more of the story.

swingmeout's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5/5

Either YA publishing is going crazy for this tragedy + self-hatred + love story combo at the moment, or I'm just picking up a lot of books with those elements. Not a criticism mind, I've known what to expect each time - and I do enjoy a bit of sad!YA every now and then.

This one is probably my favourite of the ones I've read - mostly because of the fact that it features a cat-adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Genius. Also crafts, more cats and a Moomin reference.

If you liked Our Chemical Hearts and Not If I See You First, this will be up your street.

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