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3.5
emotional reflective relaxing sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was such a fun, quick read. I enjoyed the timeline jumps and multiple narrators throughout. The story of Sadie and Sam was a great long term friendship that has its ups and downs, perceived betrayal, devout loyalty, and growth. There are a TON of video game references I had to gloss over (as a non-gamer) but they weren’t things I felt were necessary to understand the story. There’s a lot of trauma packed in this book, so at times it felt a bit too much. Sometimes the “fights” between the friends felt contrived, but ultimately the book left me ~feeling~.