"Through all of youth I was looking for you,
without knowing what I was looking for"

FORMAT READ: Audiobook (Recommended)
SIMILAR VIBES: I Wish You All the Best, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
READ FOR: coming of age story
READING LEVEL: Level 2-4 out of 5

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OVERALL THOUGHTS: 4.0

this was so. touching. LIKE... GUYS. It was a very heartfelt read.

this book has been plaguing me for years because I have always been too intimidated to read it. but then I learned that the audiobook was voiced by Lin-Manuel Miranda and it was straight up available on Libby… the rest is history <3

well, not really...

Though the story was very catching and in depth, with complicated & raw characters. I wasn't... uhm... blown away. Maybe because of all of the rave reviews and me reading this a bit late after everyone hehe. To be honest, I expected more from the plot and it just seemed redundant from the other contemporaries I have read... but I do think that those other more recent contemporaries got their ideas from this contemporary classic.

I cannot say that I didn't end up loving Ari and Dante though and I see what the hype is all about. It's a great book.

✧ THIS IS MY READING RUSH BOOK #1 ✧
/ read a a book that has 5 or more words in the title
/ read a a book you meant to read last year

“We all fight our own private wars.”

PLOT: ★★★☆☆
WRITING STYLE: ★★★★☆
WORLD BUILDING: ★★★☆☆
CHARACTERS: ★★★★★
THEMES: ★★★★★
PACING: ★★★★☆
PAGE TURNER: ★★★★★

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PRE READ:
I found out that Lin-Manuel Miranda is the voice actor for the audiobook... so I guess I'm reading this on audio XD

my Hamilton side jumped a lil bit <3 at least now I'm less intimidated to read this

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