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audiobebop's review against another edition
1.0
1.5 - I was excited about the concept, not so much about the story. The main character is annoying and not a great person. I'm disappointed in this one.
lizzie_362's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
lauren_beauregard's review against another edition
3.0
Listened to this on Audible. It was pretty good. A little slow at times, but I liked the twist a lot!
aylachisholm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
kb_hg's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
I couldn’t stand the main character which made it hard to enjoy the book. Honestly only read it because it’s suppose to be tear gripping but I didn’t feel anything for these characters
elleecoons's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This book was phenomenal. i listened to it as an audio book forever ago, and still think about it frequently. the dilemmas the main character faces, with the addition of love interests and moral questions makes it a fully well rounded book. i would definitely read this book again in the future.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
shortsm's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
rjdenney's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 STARS!!!
(WARNING: Minor Spoilers Ahead!)
The GOOD: I've read plenty of YA and I've read plenty of bad YA and luckily this was one of the good ones. The story line was original, thrilling, and made my heart ache in parts. I really enjoyed that the book went from present to past and fleshed out the characters a lot better, especially Lake's quadriplegic brother Matt, who she has a broken relationship with. There's a scavenger hunt that happens in this and though that's not wholly original, it was something thrilling in this intense story about a girl having to choose between resurrecting her boyfriend or best friend. There's this giant twist that caught me off guard and I really loved that, I was hopping around on my reading chair going "OH CRAP, OH CRAP!!". This is a perfect summer read, especially if you love mysteries and intense reads.
The BAD: This would've been an easy 5 star book for me if it weren't for the romance in this book. Now, it's not THAT bad for a romantic story line but it wasn't needed at all, AT ALL. The boy whom the main character meets at a therapy session could've just been a friend, and it's so easy to do that. Two days after boyfriend dies, Lake meets Ringo, a boy with a birthmark covering half of his face. Almost an hour after meeting him, she's not sure why she's clinging to him if she's JUST met him. Reading this I was like STOP. DON'T. PLEASE. DON'T. NO. Because the romance was unnecessary. This girl's boyfriend who she loves more than anything has JUST DIED and now here comes this new boy who Lake can't stop thinking of. There's nothing wrong with her meeting Ringo, but having it blossom into a full on romance in a single MONTH didn't make sense. Ringo could've just been a new friend that helped her figure everything out and that would've been so perfect. But sadly it didn't go that way and that's super disappointing. I still very much enjoyed the book, but that romance though. No.
- Richard
(WARNING: Minor Spoilers Ahead!)
The GOOD: I've read plenty of YA and I've read plenty of bad YA and luckily this was one of the good ones. The story line was original, thrilling, and made my heart ache in parts. I really enjoyed that the book went from present to past and fleshed out the characters a lot better, especially Lake's quadriplegic brother Matt, who she has a broken relationship with. There's a scavenger hunt that happens in this and though that's not wholly original, it was something thrilling in this intense story about a girl having to choose between resurrecting her boyfriend or best friend. There's this giant twist that caught me off guard and I really loved that, I was hopping around on my reading chair going "OH CRAP, OH CRAP!!". This is a perfect summer read, especially if you love mysteries and intense reads.
The BAD: This would've been an easy 5 star book for me if it weren't for the romance in this book. Now, it's not THAT bad for a romantic story line but it wasn't needed at all, AT ALL. The boy whom the main character meets at a therapy session could've just been a friend, and it's so easy to do that. Two days after boyfriend dies, Lake meets Ringo, a boy with a birthmark covering half of his face. Almost an hour after meeting him, she's not sure why she's clinging to him if she's JUST met him. Reading this I was like STOP. DON'T. PLEASE. DON'T. NO. Because the romance was unnecessary. This girl's boyfriend who she loves more than anything has JUST DIED and now here comes this new boy who Lake can't stop thinking of. There's nothing wrong with her meeting Ringo, but having it blossom into a full on romance in a single MONTH didn't make sense. Ringo could've just been a new friend that helped her figure everything out and that would've been so perfect. But sadly it didn't go that way and that's super disappointing. I still very much enjoyed the book, but that romance though. No.
- Richard
pilesoflaundry113's review against another edition
2.0
I liked it at first but now im cranky about how it ended :/ ugh. I assume how it went but I hate not knowing.