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Dnf 22%
Feb 14, 2013
Kate McCartney
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
teen-fiction,
lgbtq,
award-winners,
friendship,
2013,
2017,
personal-reading-challenge-2017
originally read March 2013
I read this for a second time, actually I listened to it this time, after learning Lin-Manual Miranda read it, it was a done deal. I admit I was worried that a second reading wouldn't hold the magic that the first time did, that it wouldn't be as good as I had hyped up in head. Luckily I had no need to worry. I still love Aristotle and Dante, they were still the sweet, realistic teens that I had remembered. Their parents were the same supportive and loving people that b ...more
I read this for a second time, actually I listened to it this time, after learning Lin-Manual Miranda read it, it was a done deal. I admit I was worried that a second reading wouldn't hold the magic that the first time did, that it wouldn't be as good as I had hyped up in head. Luckily I had no need to worry. I still love Aristotle and Dante, they were still the sweet, realistic teens that I had remembered. Their parents were the same supportive and loving people that b ...more
Despite the fact that not a whole lot happens in this book, I kind of loved it. It's a great coming of age novel and it really hit on things I remember feeling as a teenager. This is easily the best coming of age novel I've read in a while. Also I generally hate romances, but this vastly exceeded expectations.
I don't want to talk about the plot, because that's basically irrelevant, but I zipped through this book and hated when I had to put it down. ...more
I don't want to talk about the plot, because that's basically irrelevant, but I zipped through this book and hated when I had to put it down. ...more
I've been putting off writing this review because this is one of those books that, while well-written and engaging enough, didn't leave me with strong feelings. I gave it four stars because the writing is quite lovely in places, and the characters, especially Dante and Ari, are incredibly vivid. I fell totally in love with Dante and his open, earnest, brave nature--just as I've adored people in my real life who are able to wear their hearts on their sleeves the way he did. I liked that the story
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Feb 02, 2018
Lauren
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
young-adult,
audiobooks
Jan 15, 2021
Heather
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
Shelves:
tier-2-hot-list,
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