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A review by _fallinglight_
The Never War by D.J. MacHale
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
*2021 Reread*
Ok when I shelved this book on here I initially had given it 3 stars based on the last time I read it (I hadn't reread this one in years!) but now I changed my mind, it's FIVE STARS yall. I love it idk why it bored me the first time around. I think it was the lack of Mark and Courtney but nah it's AMAZING, perfect—ok not really but it's close and full of adventure and action and drama and angst and suspense and Bobby was so funny and Spader was great, I have newfound respect for him. Yeah, there are some dated ideas which is funny bc the book ends up being very sci-fi but also very dated lol but overall I had a lot of fun (re)reading it and I ended up appreciating this book a lot more now than when I originally read it. Maybe it's nostalgia talking or maybe I just didn't have the maturity? I think to appreciate the historical setting (stuff about yesteryear really bored me when I was 13 haha) and the charged story and stuff idk but I love this book now.
Ok when I shelved this book on here I initially had given it 3 stars based on the last time I read it (I hadn't reread this one in years!) but now I changed my mind, it's FIVE STARS yall. I love it idk why it bored me the first time around. I think it was the lack of Mark and Courtney but nah it's AMAZING, perfect—ok not really but it's close and full of adventure and action and drama and angst and suspense and Bobby was so funny and Spader was great, I have newfound respect for him. Yeah, there are some dated ideas which is funny bc the book ends up being very sci-fi but also very dated lol but overall I had a lot of fun (re)reading it and I ended up appreciating this book a lot more now than when I originally read it. Maybe it's nostalgia talking or maybe I just didn't have the maturity? I think to appreciate the historical setting (stuff about yesteryear really bored me when I was 13 haha) and the charged story and stuff idk but I love this book now.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, and Car accident