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emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was pretty mid for me. I didn’t dislike it, but I wouldn’t recommend it either. Maybe it’s because I’m a lot older than the target audience. Still, i think this book is a good introduction for kids who feel uncomfortable with their gender or who have questions about gender in general.
Graphic: Grief
Too Bright to See was a pretty fun ghost story to jump into. Even though it started off on a sad not, I was really excited to see what Bug was going to go through. Well, I mean, her house was haunted but was slightly excited to see if she would reunite with her uncle.
It probably doesn't help that Bug is dealing with outside peer pressure on top of grieving for her uncle's untimely death. So, I definitely felt some emotions because of how easy it was to connect with Bug. Death is hard to deal with. Especially when it happens to someone you are pretty close to. So, yeah, I felt some emotions and just wanted the best possible outcome for Bug.
Besides the emotional roller coaster this book took me on, I really enjoyed the whole thing. The ending could have been a bit happier in my opinion, but I can't complain about anything else. Just happy that I took a chance on this and will have to look into whatever Kyle writes next!
It probably doesn't help that Bug is dealing with outside peer pressure on top of grieving for her uncle's untimely death. So, I definitely felt some emotions because of how easy it was to connect with Bug. Death is hard to deal with. Especially when it happens to someone you are pretty close to. So, yeah, I felt some emotions and just wanted the best possible outcome for Bug.
Besides the emotional roller coaster this book took me on, I really enjoyed the whole thing. The ending could have been a bit happier in my opinion, but I can't complain about anything else. Just happy that I took a chance on this and will have to look into whatever Kyle writes next!
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Graphic: Death, Grief, Dysphoria
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Homophobia, Transphobia, Death of parent
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Subtle and engaging on multiple fronts.
Spoiler
Lost one star for being believable until the unrealistically utopian happy ending, but that's probably just me being macabre and pessimistic.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated