annieice's Reviews (791)

made me cry near the end, Jessica you did an awesome job girly! loved listening to the audiobook!

it was pretty good and captured my attention which is more than most nonfiction books do. i like Tracy, will check her podcast out

i wish i read it physically too while listening to the audiobook cause I lost some points... but it was really good and interesting. i like how the Caffe can be healing for people even though it doesn't change the present or maybe the future.

I got this as an arc from the author about 2 years ago and only now was I able to finish reading it... yikes. sorry.
the book's premise was my jam! I love PJO and ATLA is my favorite show on the planet but this book didn't do it for me. the issue is in the execution, in the pacing and the book has too much exposition and not enough showing things... which bothers me. also, the MC tries so hard to be unlike the other girls it's a bit annoying. and she's quirky which I'm fine with, but it's too much sometimes. the way she talks is cringe... anyways the ending hooked me though, but can't say I'll continue when I did;t really enjoy this one sadly... best of luck though!

i have mixed feelings about this, but i'm rounding it up to 4 stars for the autistic and Palestinian rep!
i found Jessie to be a complicated character, like I liked her and felt protective over her but damns he was stupid sometimes. and I'm not being ableist, I'm autistic myself but she was infuriating in her love drama. i guess I just don't have tolerance to weird teen dramas...spoiler I was in Griffin's side from the beginning so Levi killed me... he was so annoying and only physically attractive to Jessie which I HATED! anyways I found the autisticness pretty relatable except I have the I dont care about romances autism... found the plot too repetitive... the school as supposed to be religious but kids were making out in public?! also everyone was so obsessed with romance/sex it felt very weird and disturbing for 15 yos! alsooooo I felt like I really wanted to know Jessie more... more of her relationship with family and friends and her special interests and stuff... not just boys...

loved it and made me tear up! wish it continued....

loved this edition so much!

this was an interesting ending to the series. i enjoyed the backstory more than the last 3 volumes tbh. the ending felt anticlimactic though, she just *

ends with Oz in the real world... wanted something more and for all of the friends to be together, but oh well.

it was still a fun time with this series and i'd like an anime adaptation, it could really work well

i still dont know why exactly i love this series, but it just works, not my fault. they're well written, realistic, hopeful and dystopian, what's not to like? the FMCs are always plucky brave, curious and angry girls, I love it. this was a prequel, but the whole story felt so detached i kept thibking this was a stand alone, the epilogue is the whole prequel thing that connects the books together, in a way which i kinda expected. i liked the theme of God being positive and the book's plot really felt like now, as we're fearing the WW3.  still really enjoyed reading/listening to this, and will countinue with the next books. my goal is to finish them all this year inshaAllah. 

i dunno what my thoughts are or if the rating is correct. o think my expectations were too high and my focus was the worst... the audiobook narration was fantastic, and the writing style was good, but the pacing was weird. i didn't care about Flick or Matteo which isn't a good sign, especially the later as he'll probalby end up with Arthie but... i just don't care. I liked Arthie but she was too focused in lust it threw me off. Jin and Laith just worked for me. I'll be mad if Laith either doesn't end up good in the 2nd one! the ending weas itnresrting but I really don't know if I'll read it if it goes in other way... also the romance is just not for me ok, I try but no...