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emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Y’all. I don’t think words can explain how much I loved this book. It was so sweet, and romantic, and beautiful and I just loved it SO MUCH. I can’t wait to read it again 💙
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
This is such an important read, so I really took my time with it. I’m happy that I’ve taken these weeks to read it little by little so I’m taking in the information and not just breezing through it. I found it to be super informative and super readable!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Police brutality, Abortion
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really loved aspects of this book! I loved the representation included and I loved just the idea of girls of all kind kicking ass, it’s what I live for. But some of the execution wasn’t my favorite. I felt like some of the scenes sort of tripped over themselves and some felt repetitive. And sometimes to connection to the knitting and mock trial seemed a bit forced. But overall it was a good read!
Content Warnings
Minor: Religious bigotry
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is more like 3.7 stars for me! I had very strong feelings about this book, so I’m going to break it down into what I liked and didn’t like-
What I loved-
•Mateo and Rufus. These two were the perfect fit for each other’s last friends and watching their relationship grow throughout the course of the day was beautiful!
•Their friends. I loved Lidia and the Plutos! It was nice to get inside reactions to the people closest to them on their last days. Seeing their sadness and their joy at being able to see their friends for one last time was the perfect addition to this book.
•The other characters chapters. I really liked being able to see into other peoples lives during this day and being able to see how everyone’s day interconnected and how one thing that one set of people does affects the things that happen to other people in the story. It was really interesting to see those connections!
•Rufus visiting Mateo’s dad. I loved that he went and told his dad all about their last day and then left him the note so that he could find their photos later. I thought that was really beautiful.
What I strongly disliked-
•I did not like all of the *potential deaths* throughout the book. The explosion at the book store. Peck threatening Rufus with the gun. The girl who considered killing herself just to prove Death Cast wrong. These things felt like they were supposed to create suspense but they just fell flat to me. I would’ve preferred it if they weren’t there. I understand they were supposed to create the feeling of never knowing when your last moment will be or how you will die but I just didn’t hit for me.
•I really didn’t enjoy the ending. Over the course of the book I became interested in Delilah’s story and we finally find out that she is actually going to die that day and only has a few hours left, and there’s ACTUAL suspense about how she might die. And then nothing. We get NO closure on how she dies. Or when. Or if she got to see her ex-fiancée one last time or not. It’s implied that the fiancée is the one who kills Rufus but the fiancée wasn’t slated to die that day. So did they see each other? Did the accident somehow kill Delilah as well? I hate that we don’t find out.
•I also didn’t like how quickly Mateo’s death was handled. I understand that he wouldn’t have wanted Rufus to spend the rest of his living day mourning him but still. It was really just passed over.
What I very strongly disliked-
The idea of Death Cast in general. It wasn’t fleshed out AT ALL. Like. If you’re going to create something like this you have to give me reason to 100% believe in it and that just wasn’t here. It really took me out of this book sometimes because I didn’t really feel the danger of the day because I couldn’t fully believe in the system.
Overall I enjoyed the book! But unfortunately their was more that I disliked than I liked. The characters are what really pulls up this rating!
•Mateo and Rufus. These two were the perfect fit for each other’s last friends and watching their relationship grow throughout the course of the day was beautiful!
•Their friends. I loved Lidia and the Plutos! It was nice to get inside reactions to the people closest to them on their last days. Seeing their sadness and their joy at being able to see their friends for one last time was the perfect addition to this book.
•The other characters chapters. I really liked being able to see into other peoples lives during this day and being able to see how everyone’s day interconnected and how one thing that one set of people does affects the things that happen to other people in the story. It was really interesting to see those connections!
•Rufus visiting Mateo’s dad. I loved that he went and told his dad all about their last day and then left him the note so that he could find their photos later. I thought that was really beautiful.
What I strongly disliked-
•I did not like all of the *potential deaths* throughout the book. The explosion at the book store. Peck threatening Rufus with the gun. The girl who considered killing herself just to prove Death Cast wrong. These things felt like they were supposed to create suspense but they just fell flat to me. I would’ve preferred it if they weren’t there. I understand they were supposed to create the feeling of never knowing when your last moment will be or how you will die but I just didn’t hit for me.
•I really didn’t enjoy the ending. Over the course of the book I became interested in Delilah’s story and we finally find out that she is actually going to die that day and only has a few hours left, and there’s ACTUAL suspense about how she might die. And then nothing. We get NO closure on how she dies. Or when. Or if she got to see her ex-fiancée one last time or not. It’s implied that the fiancée is the one who kills Rufus but the fiancée wasn’t slated to die that day. So did they see each other? Did the accident somehow kill Delilah as well? I hate that we don’t find out.
•I also didn’t like how quickly Mateo’s death was handled. I understand that he wouldn’t have wanted Rufus to spend the rest of his living day mourning him but still. It was really just passed over.
What I very strongly disliked-
The idea of Death Cast in general. It wasn’t fleshed out AT ALL. Like. If you’re going to create something like this you have to give me reason to 100% believe in it and that just wasn’t here. It really took me out of this book sometimes because I didn’t really feel the danger of the day because I couldn’t fully believe in the system.
Overall I enjoyed the book! But unfortunately their was more that I disliked than I liked. The characters are what really pulls up this rating!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The writing on this one was beautifully slow. But I felt like because of that some parts felt like they lagged a little bit. The story was beautifully woven together though and I enjoyed being in these characters lives! I can’t wait to read what Bennett does next!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, Abortion, Death of parent
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
This book had laughter, sadness, anger and so much more. There were parts I could relate to and parts that absolutely broke me down. There is so much more to Noah than what meets the eye.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma
emotional
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There are more problematic things happening in this book on top of the very problematic *scene*. The minute a man says he has ownership over a woman, I absolutely lose it. I know it’s the *time period* or whatever but I’m not here for it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Vomit
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical trauma
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I. LOVED. THIS. BOOK. The characters were amazing, their banter was amazing, the representations in this book were amazing. This will definitely be a reread for me in the future and hands down has become one of my favorite books!
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Kiki deserved better. She was basically the only redeeming character in this entire novel.