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Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

gothicbunnyyy's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sheri's review against another edition

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5.0

This seems to be a love it or hate it book. I loved it! I had been in a reading funk and this pulled me out and gave me all the feels like a good book should. Might be one of my favorite books this year...

thehawk72's review against another edition

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4.0

Jessie is such a feisty main character and I absolutely loved her attitude. I really wore myself out of "teen girl enters an unfamiliar high school and falls in love with crush while best friend from the sidelines supports her" trope but this was a good start to getting back into it. Though honestly, I probably won't read another one of these for a while since I REALLY wore myself out of them.

The book itself was really predictable (at least in my opinion), but the writing and characters were really good, so I didn't mind it too much.

suchita_r's review against another edition

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3.0

So the book is centred around the main character trying to determine who her anonymous guardian angel "SN" is. I really felt that the author insulted our intelligence as it was completely obvious who it was from pretty much the beginning of the book.

There was a laughable and frustrating period where the main character was supposed to believe that she thought it was someone else, but really, the logic she used to determine this was ridiculous.

The author's later book "What to say next" is much better. Don't bother with this one.

fai4moon's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.0


three things i loved :
-the anonymous concept
-ethans character and his connection with jessie.
-the strong mourning her mom along the lines
 " one of the worst parts about someone dying is thinking back to all those times you didn’t ask the right questions, all those times you stupidly assumed you’d have all the time in the world. "
three things i didn't like :
-the lack of backstory for sn. while i understand this was more of a jessie pov I'd have loved to see how he caught interest and all of that at first
-the overly dramatic struggles and excessive details. and also the friendships and female character felt flat.
-the rushed ending. it deserved at least an epilogue 


tbh at first it was captivating and funny but the more you go in i feel like the story lost its charm and focused on the family drama than the cute enjoyable romance. 
the fmc was kind of a drawback cause usually im kicking my feet here i dont wanna say disappointing but it didn't match what i expected it was just not that exciting and felt like something was lacking. still i give it 3 🌟 for the effort, the banter, and ethan cause poetry boy??? .

melissa_18's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

This rating is a bit unfair for the book because it was actually good BUT!! I just don’t enjoy lighthearted cute little romances anymore😭😭😭but the storyline was really good as well as the writing and the whole anonymous thing, it got me wondering who SN guy was all this time.
If I liked YA I would’ve rated the book a 4 stars it was very much enjoyable🥰
The only thing I didn’t like was how 70% of every chapter was her inner thoughts I won’t lie I did skip some of her inner monologues🤓

temporary_escaper's review against another edition

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4.0

Such a cute story and a good read if you want something quick.

_readwithg's review against another edition

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4.0

I’ve been reading so many fantasy books lately and even though it’s my favorite genre sometimes I need a book in between so I don’t get the world mixed up. This book was the best book to read between fantasies and I’m so glad I picked it up. This book would also be perfect to read when you’re in the middle of a series and just need a book to pick up.

As I said, I enjoyed this book the entire time. Super fun and quick read that leaves you guessing. There is a mystery aspect to it that I loved throughout the whole story. I love Jessie so much.

As much as I loved this book it also felt a little bland. I was getting a little bored when she wasn’t messaging SN because it felt like not much else was going on (even though there was but I think I’ve been reading too much fantasy so that’s a reflection on me and not the book). There were also a few things I wish we got to see more of.

Other than that, I loved this book and truly believe that Jessie deserves the whole world and I really want a sequel.

amandakbetts's review against another edition

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3.0

A fun little read!

colleens_conclusions's review against another edition

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5.0

I checked out Tell Me Three Things from the library originally but I ended up having to buy the book since I forgot to turn airplane mode on during the last few days I had the book and I of course had to finish it!

Tell Me Three Things is a typical YA high school type of book, but I liked it because the characters were so relatable. I knew SN wouldn't be who everybody thought he would be because in Pretty Little Liars A was supposed to be who everybody didn't expect. (Sorry, got off topic there a little bit.)

I just really liked this book because it was the first book in about a month almost to make me want to continue reading it as much as I could. I was like that with Ally Carter's book until the book slump came back in United We Spy so I hoped this book would be different for me.

It was one of those books that seemed like it was just what the doctor ordered when you need something to plant a little seed of hope in your life in a time of darkness, both literally and figuratively. I was glad I found this book at Books A Million originally, but then I decided to check to see if Overdrive had it for my Kindle and was very pleased that they did, because library books are also awesome. And now I'm just rambling.

But this book is pretty good if you are just looking for something light and want to take you away from your troubles for awhile.