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by brezelnbitte 1119 days ago
This book was really disappointing. The characters were all underdeveloped, remaining angsty melodramatic teenagers until the end despite them all being adults. It also tries to deal with some heavy themes but fails due to the immature characters. There is a lot of exposition to keep the plot moving, which is simply bad writing. Show don’t tell!
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When I was a teenager I sometimes didn’t want a character that grew and matured. I wanted a character that validated my angsty melodrama.
I guess if the target demographic of this book is young angst driven high schoolers then that makes sense.