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rainbowreader's review against another edition
hmmm. i never really got the emotional payoff i expected, and in fact, the end actively frustrated me. i still liked it, it just left me mostly meh.
alannafowler's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lizmccloskey's review against another edition
4.0
I loved "Phantom Limbs." I would rate this 5 stars if I could. Not only is it perfectly encapsulates grief, but it shows grief pushing 2 people apart, and than together again. Only nocked of one star because I didn't really like the end but it was still so good.
tarheeltiff's review against another edition
3.0
I don't know. I had high hopes for this. I did appreciate the genuine feel to the teenage boy's POV. But it felt so overwrought. It felt like story wise there was a lot of build up for not a lot of payoff. I could tell I was supposed to be emotional but I just wasn't.
astarlia's review against another edition
emotional
sad
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide
All topics handled with appropriate weightliterarymarvel's review against another edition
4.0
A solid 4.5 stars book. I really liked this one and will definitely be recommending it to my young adult and adult readers alike.
One of the few books I've read about that incorporates amputees and the demons they face via PTSD, depression, and phantom limb syndrome.
But it is also a story about friendship, forgiveness, and moving on. Very poignant and refreshing.
One of the few books I've read about that incorporates amputees and the demons they face via PTSD, depression, and phantom limb syndrome.
But it is also a story about friendship, forgiveness, and moving on. Very poignant and refreshing.
always_chloe's review against another edition
4.0
This book was awesome. It has the perfect mixture of love, grief, heart-ache, family, friendship, fun, romance and swimming. And it was beautifully written. Loved it!
juliezantopoulos's review against another edition
4.0
CW: PTSD, death of a sibling, death of a child, grief, suicide attempt, depression, anxiety, and emotional cheating.
juliamariereads's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars. another solid contemporary, but something was missing for me to *really* enjoy it. I did love the emphasis on friendship, though.
pinkzebrareads's review against another edition
4.0
This book was absolutely a heartwarming story all the way around! I enjoyed getting to know each of these characters during the journey through the book. While I was reading this book I felt like I could relate to the main characters the entire time. My heart broke for our narrator when we found out something had happened before the events of this book. The reason I rated it four stars is because I’m epileptic and when the author wrote something into the book making fun of a seizure I really didn’t know what to think. Otherwise I loved this one sitting wonder all the way through!