lidia🌷
its the second time i try to read this book and the second time i fail. im giving it 2* cause i dont think its a bad book, its just not for me. it doesnt have much of a plot, i know its inspired by one direction, but, since its a published book, i expected more than what i usually find in fanfics. its just kinda boring to me.
4'5*
i just,,,, i just finished it, i read it in a day, and i don't think i can make any sense right now cause im so emotional. i loved it so much, its so unique and deep and different, I've never read anything like this before. usually im not into contemporary stories but this was captivating and relatable. im so thankful a book like this exists, one that speaks about healthy f/m friendships!! we need more of that. i just wish i had found this book earlier and not now that im on my last year of college. beautiful.
oof this was so addictive, i couldn't stop reading, i didn't want to stop reading till i was done with it. and maybe this isnt perfect, maybe the fact that theres no proper definition between scenes pissed me off a little, maybe the end isn't realistic, but damn it all. it was beautiful and queer people deserve unrealistic happy endings too, there's already enough sadness in the real world.
i just wanna point out that the friendships is what i liked most about this story. and also that im a bit sad we didn't get to know philip better, what can i do, im a sucker for secondary characters that are assholes but have a big room for improvement and development.
anyway, it was such a fun and cute book.
EDIT: 2nd reread and i just love everyone
this was such a wonderful read. this book isn't perfect at all, at times it even feels like it picked up the story halfway, like you missed two books before this one, but it is so funny and lightharted and stressful and beautiful all at the same time, there's a point you don't even care.
i usually struggle with books written in first person, i don't really like that style of writing, but with this one i didn't struggle at all. actually i loved the different point of views and how different stories were being told at the same time. the author pulled it off so amazingly, it was never confusing.
i think the world could need some development, but maybe it will get that in the second book (oh i can't wait for it), but this is more of a character-driven story, and it's so wonderful. what i loved the most were the relationships between the characters, the love triangle that is not really a love triangle, the male/female friendships, the failed friendships... the dynamics between all the characters are so interesting because they are all so incredibly different. even the romance was so amazing, and i'm not a big fan of romance.
i loved this. it isn't perfect, it can be a little predictable at times, but still it makes you laugh and breaks you at the same time. it made its way to my favorite books shelf so fast, i already want to reread it.
i am SO incredibly excited about these series. ronan is my favorite trc character, he's so interesting and there's so much to explore when it comes to him, i've been dying to get more content focused on him. there's no much i can say about the sampler since it's only 8 chapters long and barely anything happens, but maggie's writing is still really beautiful and magical and captivating. i'm so looking forward to meet new characters and to find out if ronan is ever able to deal with his magical side in a way that allows him have a normal life. i can't wait for the full book to come out, i've missed ronan so much.
(also i really hope gansey shows up at some point, his friendship with ronan has always been my favorite)
aaaah i just finished my reread and i am so happy, i think i liked the books more this time around, maybe it was nostalgia, i missed all the characters so much. even tho i still think the ending could've been better, this will always be one of my favorite series, and ronan one of my favorite characters of all time
