dellereadsbooks's review
emotional
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Drug use
coyotes_tiptoe's review
4.0
So I'm a little disappointed in the ending, although less than I was expecting to be.
I'm incredibly glad that Kyle wasn't chosen as the Mono because for a little it felt like it was leaning that way for Audrey. I kinda figured the Mono would be Drew or Oryon though and as it was coming I settled on Drew so was right there.
However, I thought the chance running into Audrey at the end thing was kinda bullshit. there was a few chapters where Kyle was learning that he should let go of Audrey and they should go their separate ways and then bumping into her as Drew? It felt a little contrived to me. I think it would have been better if Drew had bumped into someone completely random, or someone like Michelle, and felt a connection there instead.
Overall I think this one was better than Kim because there was much less self-hatred but there were things I would have changed.
I'm incredibly glad that Kyle wasn't chosen as the Mono because for a little it felt like it was leaning that way for Audrey. I kinda figured the Mono would be Drew or Oryon though and as it was coming I settled on Drew so was right there.
However, I thought the chance running into Audrey at the end thing was kinda bullshit. there was a few chapters where Kyle was learning that he should let go of Audrey and they should go their separate ways and then bumping into her as Drew? It felt a little contrived to me. I think it would have been better if Drew had bumped into someone completely random, or someone like Michelle, and felt a connection there instead.
Overall I think this one was better than Kim because there was much less self-hatred but there were things I would have changed.
framandi's review against another edition
3.0
Es war okay, ich wollte es mehr hinter mich bringen, weil es sich liest wie eine FanFiction, irgendwie anders als die anderen Teile. Die anderen mochte ich damals sehr.
_clara_catharina's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
justmiaslife's review against another edition
3.0
Nach dem fiesen Cliffhangers am Ende von Band 3 war ich schon sehr gespannt, wie das Finale dieser Jugendbuchreihe ausgehen wird. Leider bin ich mit dem Endergebnis nicht wirklich zufrieden. Die Prämisse der Changers Bücher hat mich echt angesprochen und während ich Band 1 und 2 obwohl sie eigentlich für Leseeinsteiger sind noch ganz gut fand, Band 3 auch schon so seine Schwächen hatte, war das mal nüchtern ausgedrückt die reinste Katastrophe. Beim Lesen hat man total gemerkt, dass diese Autoren einfach keine Ideen mehr haben und das Ende nur noch schnell hinklatschen wollen, da sie einen Spannungsbogen der sich zu Anfang des Buches angekündigt hatte auf die mieseste Art versaut haben. Schade, da ich dieses Buch heiß erwartet hatte!
felin88's review
5.0
I love love love these books! They're very well written, in a way that makes the books nearly impossible to put down, and the story is ofc just wow!
You can read books by authors who are a different ethnicity than you and has differed experiences, and as a straight white Norwegian female I've several times been surprised by what people go through just because they're black or Asian, Muslim or Jew, or just different in any way or form... But Oryon, Kim and Kyle's experiences through it all really put it in a different perspective. Reading about his different experiences as different people... His surprise the first time he experienced racism, or Kim's being so used to it she just moves on with her day, I think that says it all.
And then there's Kyle. Which you just have to read to get it, how he knows racism and ableism and prejudice is real, he's felt it, been so aware of it, and suddenly it's just.. gone? Suddenly he's this person no-one can get enough of! And he can choose to overlook the wrongdoings going on around him, or he can do something. Ethan/Drew/Oryon/Kyle really grew in this book, he became himself, found himself, stopped worrying about the world so much, and it was beautiful to see him growing up that way!
Just an hour after finishing this book I had an urge to pick up Drew again, and start this journey all over again.
The most amazing part of these books are how real it is. I've several times thought "I wish there were more gay people" or "I wish the black community was a bigger part of the books after Oryon", but that wouldn't make it as real. I feel they are represented just as they normally would: few openly gay people in one high school, little diversity in most friend groups...
Thank you to T Cooper and Allison Glock Cooper for writing this book! I've often wonder how you do it, and I'm just so grateful you did! These books are such eye-openers! In the most important way! And I just love them! Really truly completely wish there were another book, I want to know what happens next♡
You can read books by authors who are a different ethnicity than you and has differed experiences, and as a straight white Norwegian female I've several times been surprised by what people go through just because they're black or Asian, Muslim or Jew, or just different in any way or form... But Oryon, Kim and Kyle's experiences through it all really put it in a different perspective. Reading about his different experiences as different people... His surprise the first time he experienced racism, or Kim's being so used to it she just moves on with her day, I think that says it all.
And then there's Kyle. Which you just have to read to get it, how he knows racism and ableism and prejudice is real, he's felt it, been so aware of it, and suddenly it's just.. gone? Suddenly he's this person no-one can get enough of! And he can choose to overlook the wrongdoings going on around him, or he can do something. Ethan/Drew/Oryon/Kyle really grew in this book, he became himself, found himself, stopped worrying about the world so much, and it was beautiful to see him growing up that way!
Just an hour after finishing this book I had an urge to pick up Drew again, and start this journey all over again.
The most amazing part of these books are how real it is. I've several times thought "I wish there were more gay people" or "I wish the black community was a bigger part of the books after Oryon", but that wouldn't make it as real. I feel they are represented just as they normally would: few openly gay people in one high school, little diversity in most friend groups...
Thank you to T Cooper and Allison Glock Cooper for writing this book! I've often wonder how you do it, and I'm just so grateful you did! These books are such eye-openers! In the most important way! And I just love them! Really truly completely wish there were another book, I want to know what happens next♡
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