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A review by lilithjane
Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I cannot say that I understand the hype about this one. I'm unsure if I missed something but other than a fast reading experience there was nothing good about this one.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗼𝘁 📝
Misha and Ryen were pen pals for seven years, they match perfectly. Until Misha meets Ryen and she's not at all who she said she was.
The plot itself is hardly explanatory, it's full of smut, romance? and fights and crime plus a weirdly written anti bullying campaign. The plot feels as if it was written by a horny 13 year old, who wanted to appear like an adult and drop some wise advice.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 👥
Ryen and Misha are very...weird. They are supposed to have character development but it seems like there is only the before and after. The development itself isn't visible to me, it's like that step was skipped.
The rest of the characters are also highly stereotypical. A bullied emo, who might also be part of the lgbtqia+ community, an aggressive f-boy who's a pain in the arse and treats women badly, the sl*tty fake friend, the mafia friends of the bad boy main character? Everything about this made me uncomfortable.
𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 💭
The fact that being pen pals for seven years should mean something made me feel weird, as I didn't see that connection between the two main characters. It was mentioned several times and there were many anecdotes but it felt like the feelings weren't portrayed well to me as a reader.
𝗪𝗵𝘆 1.5 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀? ⭐
Truly the only good thing was that I could finish this book in 3 days. I can't even say it was written okay.
The plot made no sense to me, there wasn't a real goal and there were many many plot holes. There were one or two plot twists and it was the first time I actually had to close a book because they were either weird or uncomfortable. The Characters actions weren't understandable to me, not to mention that apparently adults have no authority at all in this book.
I'm happy I read this book because now I know that it wasn't worth it. I can truly only recommend this if you like a fast read.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗼𝘁 📝
Misha and Ryen were pen pals for seven years, they match perfectly. Until Misha meets Ryen and she's not at all who she said she was.
The plot itself is hardly explanatory, it's full of smut, romance? and fights and crime plus a weirdly written anti bullying campaign. The plot feels as if it was written by a horny 13 year old, who wanted to appear like an adult and drop some wise advice.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 👥
Ryen and Misha are very...weird. They are supposed to have character development but it seems like there is only the before and after. The development itself isn't visible to me, it's like that step was skipped.
The rest of the characters are also highly stereotypical. A bullied emo, who might also be part of the lgbtqia+ community, an aggressive f-boy who's a pain in the arse and treats women badly, the sl*tty fake friend, the mafia friends of the bad boy main character? Everything about this made me uncomfortable.
𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 💭
The fact that being pen pals for seven years should mean something made me feel weird, as I didn't see that connection between the two main characters. It was mentioned several times and there were many anecdotes but it felt like the feelings weren't portrayed well to me as a reader.
𝗪𝗵𝘆 1.5 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀? ⭐
Truly the only good thing was that I could finish this book in 3 days. I can't even say it was written okay.
The plot made no sense to me, there wasn't a real goal and there were many many plot holes. There were one or two plot twists and it was the first time I actually had to close a book because they were either weird or uncomfortable. The Characters actions weren't understandable to me, not to mention that apparently adults have no authority at all in this book.
I'm happy I read this book because now I know that it wasn't worth it. I can truly only recommend this if you like a fast read.