sbrooks7264's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Death
luciferslibrary's review against another edition
4.75
This book is... A lot. Really hard to read. But the characters are so human, so raw and vulnerable and they feel so real. It feels so much like it happened in real life.
One of the best books I read in a long time.
One of the best books I read in a long time.
michelle_pink_polka_dot's review against another edition
2.0
Complicated feelings. I didn't realize this was a Cassie Bernall of Columbine retelling & that felt sort of unoriginal. Also, I didn't like the characters or the way this book felt almost scared to say anything at all. I'd probably give it 2.5 stars if I'm being honest.
zoeyreif's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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
5.0
fwoods's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-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? No
3.0
kaylakennon's review against another edition
5.0
Seriously one of my favorite books ever. TW it does mention school shootings. This book does a fantastic job telling a different version of a school shooting story.
__allison__'s review against another edition
2.0
This book was.. different.
I didn't really fully understand that the entire book was Lee's letter until about 100 pages in, so that made it confusing.
I didn't like the romance.. it seemed random and out of place.
Lee, in my opinion, was manipulative and (no hate to the LGBTQ+ community) it seemed like she hid behind the fact she was asexual and used it as an excuse as to why her and Miles couldn't date..
even though,
spoiler~ they do end up together? I don't understand, but I won't be rereading this one.
I didn't really fully understand that the entire book was Lee's letter until about 100 pages in, so that made it confusing.
I didn't like the romance.. it seemed random and out of place.
Lee, in my opinion, was manipulative and (no hate to the LGBTQ+ community) it seemed like she hid behind the fact she was asexual and used it as an excuse as to why her and Miles couldn't date..
even though,
spoiler~ they do end up together? I don't understand, but I won't be rereading this one.
bookaddict1975's review against another edition
3.0
*Audio Review*
This review is based more on the writing style, story and character development than the subject matter. While this is a really hard subject matter, the story line felt very meh to me. I didn't really feel the characters the way I thought I would and the way this story was written leads you to believe that there is a BIG secret and to be honest, the secret was not important and didn't even matter to the story in the end. I think I understand what the author was trying to express in this book but I just felt like it didn't come across in a big enough way.
The narration was great, each character has their own voice which is important in a story like this.
This review is based more on the writing style, story and character development than the subject matter. While this is a really hard subject matter, the story line felt very meh to me. I didn't really feel the characters the way I thought I would and the way this story was written leads you to believe that there is a BIG secret and to be honest, the secret was not important and didn't even matter to the story in the end. I think I understand what the author was trying to express in this book but I just felt like it didn't come across in a big enough way.
The narration was great, each character has their own voice which is important in a story like this.
alliekb17's review against another edition
4.0
This book made me question the purpose in the plot. However the farther to The end you get the more it makes sense. The themes is so powerful and the plot twist at the end I wish would of happened earlier.