nico
4.4★
i watched the movie less than a week ago, and i really liked it, so of course, i had to read this. it was so good. stephen king you are so amazing
3.2★
i only started reading this because it was the only queer book available to read on the new portuguese library app, and i can't say i'm opposed to reading adam silvera's books since i loved the only other book i read of him. unfortunately, i was a bit disappointed with this one.
i wasn't the biggest fan of these characters, and i know they're teenagers, but griffin was ... a difficult character for me to completely like. i did cry several times, and i found this a very emotional book that forced me to think about my own grief which is something i usually try to ignore or push away.
the problem for me was the way the story was written; it felt too 'teenage-y', which, again, i understand, but i couldn't help to roll my eyes at some of the characters' actions and thoughts. and while the "dealing with death" part was very good, i didn't really care for much of the plot besides that. and this is more of a personal taste, but i don't care about established relationships, so having the main characters already together at the beginning of the history was a turn-off.
i guess i only have myself to blame, because i completely misunderstood the summary of the book and i was expecting something entirely different to play out, and so when i read this and realized what the actual story was about it fell short
1.8 ★
i was hoping i would like this, but unfortunately virginia woolf's writing style (especially stream of consciousness) is just not for me
4.25 ★
holy shit. i have no words to describe what i'm feeling right now. this was so good, so amazing, so wow!!! it had everything, from the callbacks to iconic pieces of horror media, to a great supernatural plot, down to the originality and unexpected twists. this book does exactly what the scream movies do, it takes the clichés and uses them in their favor, which works so well. i don't read a lot of horror books, so i thought this would be a great start since it falls a lot more under the murder mystery and thriller genres, and i'm so glad i chose it. another thing i absolutely loved was SPOILERS the owl society !!! listen listen listen, as a dc comics reader and lover, i loved the similarities! i don't know if it was on purpose or accidental, but seeing the owl society being used in a way you never see anyone use dc's owl society was groundbreaking. i am going insane with how much i loved this book.
2.50 ★
i was just gonna read issues 3 and 4 for jaime, but decided to try and read the whole run... not sure it was the best choice
4.0 ★
aw i love their friendship<3 but i'm kinda confused about that random man ??? and even la dama ? but tbh i've read way too many dc comics to not be used to being confused all the time. also THE BABS AND DINAH CAMEO
2.0 ★
estes contos são tão totós... e como assim isto são as histórias de crianças ?? que totózisse
3 and a half stars....
this was the second part of my ‘the curious case of benjamin button' book and i didn't realize it was a totally different story, and kept trying to connect both,, now i get it though
