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medium-paced
This book was fascinating. It had a grounding in history, but the way it went back and forth in time made it really engaging. I really loved Agnes, and I liked how Shakespeare was never named so the story was never really about him.
Choosing to read this book was hard, because I knew it was going to devastate me, and I was right. But it was so worth it. This book was just wonderfully beautiful, a deeply sad but honest look at loneliness, love, and grief. Anna and Weston were fully realized people to me, and I recognized pieces of them in both myself and in others that I’ve known. Ashley Schumacher is exceptionally gifted at not only being able to capture the beauty of a first love, but also how someone can feel alone if they are surrounded by people, how finding someone who understands you completely is a special form of magic, and how loss can change us as we try to live with the grief. There’s also an added bonus of this book featuring band kids, a world I saw marginally as a choir kid in high school, and it brings not only a levity to the book but also gives it another way of feeling more like a true story.
I thought I knew this from reading Amelia Unabridged, but Full Flight solidified it: I will gladly let Ashley Schumacher devastate me with any beautiful words she chooses to put into the world!
Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
I thought I knew this from reading Amelia Unabridged, but Full Flight solidified it: I will gladly let Ashley Schumacher devastate me with any beautiful words she chooses to put into the world!
Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
I really enjoyed this book; all of the sibling characters were really interesting and the plot itself had enough drive that I was engaged the whole time. When I boil it down, it doesn't sound like an interesting book, but Reid's writing is what makes it! It's probably my second favorite TJR after Daisy Jones and the Six!
I cannot figure out my feelings about this book. Every time I think about it, my mind changes. It's an interesting concept, and to me that was the best part. The characters were fine, and the main character was a little boring. But the concept works!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book had so many great twists and turns to it. It was a fascinating concept and was able to keep the ending a mystery to me! I really enjoyed everything about this book.
