lilo000's reviews
174 reviews

big fan, I almost wish this were a duology — maybe a sequel or prequel that dives more in depth into Isadora's backstory/upbringing or Orion's before he meets her. I liked the switching off between backstory and the present. I think Isadora's personality gives teen angst but with more awareness.  Definitely appreciated the plot. The pacing was pretty good although overall writing was much younger toned than I thought (but I guess I was recommended this book a very long time ago haha)

A fitting culmination of the series. I sorta saw the ending coming. Definitely appreciated the strong female characters (they weren't perfectly lovable but who is). The characters in this series were definitely more realistic characters over all, and they did mostly feel like fleshed out full individuals even if they weren't the protagonist. Definitely appreciative of Saphira's personality and scenes as always. A bittersweet ending but was again expected given the trajectory of both the book and the characters. Sad to see it end but it felt like good timing: not too drawn out but not too rushed either. 

Definitely a super informative/interesting read. I think the knowledge/information is a must for any adult, but I don't know if this book is necessarily a need-to-read unless you prefer hearing some more research methods/data. Would definitely recommend as an audiobook to anyone who, like me, doesn't do well with slow-paced books. This was one of the slower paced books I think I've ever read, but the information was inherently interesting to me. I would not suggest listening to this as an audiobook before going to sleep. Definitely listen to it when you're fairly awake because I'm not sure if I missed any chapters while the book was playing, and I fell asleep - whoops. 

An incredibly interesting read. Not my typical book but this book checked off all the things I could've asked from it. Went into a good amount of detail on the medical side, had some political commentary on the medical/mental health systems in place (in the U.S. at least), and was super interesting to read, despite being nonfiction. Never a dull moment. The fact that it was told in first person, which is difficult to do when one goes through such adversity/a severe illness. Also highlights the importance of trusting your gut as loved ones of someone going through such a difficult illness and how to advocate for yourself/patient despite the system not being well-built for finding rare diagnoses.

informative. did lean increasingly pro palestine as the book went on. lots of historical markers and time points, so sometimes felt dense but overall still relatively digestible considering

Definitely lots of parts of this book were drawn out. I think that overall I still appreciated the overall plot points + writing. 

I really shouldn't have read this as a not young adult. Very teen. I had higher expectations considering how popular this book was. I do think it got better toward the end. 

Very teen, probably would've been more appealing as a teen 

Like a hallmark romcom in a book. Tepid

A little too down for the majority of the book for my tastes. In the sense that even things that were meant to be uplifting still were tinged sad. Not my cup of tea but still well formulated