A review by kendalljo
Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel by Val Emmich

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A very close friend of mine got me to read this by saying I’d love it. She was definitely right since I already had seen the musical and loved that so much. Dear Evan Hansen is such a great story and the book is able to add quite a bit to the that by explaining the characters more. I do think it would be better to read this first before having seen the musical as I personally still liked the musical more, but the book is still so well done. Plus the extra Connor parts are very nice to see in the book. Took me a while to get through, but a good read. (I also wish it was a little less YA, but still a great story!)
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