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kirstym25's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Ableism and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, and Death of parent
cameronreads's review against another edition
3.5
This book felt like someone aged me up ten years, gave me the power of time travel, and then wrote down every thought I had. This made it feel both incredibly relatable, raw, and realistic, but also at times like I was reading through a list of thoughts I could have had by myself and therefore not always the most enjoyable experience. I think this is partially because whilst it did have time travel elements, they were largely unexplained and just an addition to the main character’s life, leaving it still feeling like a contemporary which is very much not my thing (although obviously a me problem). The writing style was very casual, which made you feel connected to the main character and made it an easy read, but it wasn’t my favourite style, and also I think skewed the pacing sometimes. I would have liked to see a bit more of Cassie dealing with her diagnosis, as she spends the majority of this book unaware of her autism and only realised it near the end. I think coming to terms with it, especially after not having even considered it before, is a really important experience that was left out here. Still, I think this book has amazing autism representation, and you can really tell the author put her heart and soul into it. Cassie was an incredibly relatable and meaningful character to me, and watching her story arc and coming to terms with herself was very powerful. The story arc itself was great too, I loved how the relationships changed and developed especially the sister relationship. I also love that things didn’t work out with Will - sometimes, as much as you try, you just aren’t compatible with someone, and that’s ok. . I think I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes contemporary a bit more than me.
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Sexual content, Grief, Stalking, and Car accident
headinthepages's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I loved this book. Cassandra is a fantastic MC. I loved the plot and the time travel element was well done and also not *over* done.
I adored the female friendships and thought the secondary characters brought so much to the book.
Loved it!
I adored the female friendships and thought the secondary characters brought so much to the book.
Loved it!
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol