Shelby

There are some reasons this book deserves less than four stars, but there are more important details that give it that fourth star.

At the beginning of the book, you meet A, who inhabits a different body every day (you never figure out why). A is inhabiting the body of a boy named Justin. After being in his body, A falls in love with Justin's girlfriend, Rihannon. At first, it doesn't make sense, because it's breaking every rule A set for themself.

This epic love story progresses as the story goes on, but there's a seemingly useless event that won't matter until the end: one of the people A has inhabited remembers something. This conflict grows along with their romance.

And then one day, A inhabits Rihannon's body... I get that this was important to the plot, but it really didn't go the way it should have.

At the end, so much happens that I'm not okay with. Rihannon ends things with A, which they should have seen coming. But A refuses to leave it at that, and pairs her up with one of the bodies they inhabit. This made me mad because they once again broke every rule they've ever made for themself.

More on that breakup, Rihannon could have tried harder because A cant control anything. You know that even in the other books of the series, nothing will be the same.

This was a great book overall, but some things don't match up. I recommend this book, unless you're bit picky about details.

I LOVED THIS BOOK.
I was hesitant coming into it because I was like “oh, its just going to be another John Green”, which I'm not mad about at all, but I was looking for something new and exciting.
Little did I know that this would be the first book I ever truly saw myself in.
The insight into Aza's mind as she struggled with her anxiety and intrusive thoughts, seeing her mind as a prison she could never escape, I saw myself relating to her more than I have any character.
At the beginning, I was very nervous that she was mentally ill and she was going to fall in love with Davis and it would magically cure her. But she put her mental health first and was open with him.
This book will forever be close to my heart.
Thank you, John Green, for giving me a character I finally truly saw myself in.

a beautiful, heartfelt, and down to earth feel good story
I was definitely a little concerned going into this book. I had friends in elementary school reading this, so I didn't know if I was going to make it all the way through.
I finished it in two days.
This book is about being seen, being a true friend, and how you can overcome hardship if you look at it the right way. Having struggled with injury and disability my entire life, this book tugged at my heartstrings as it addressed the internal struggles of people who are different than everyone else.
A victory for these characters feels like a victory for the reader. There is a lesson to be learned for people of all ages.

But the sequel was EVERYTHING.
I didn't love Six of Crows, but it kept my attention long enough to want to read the sequel. And boy was I glad I did.
I didn't love the lack of character growth in the first book, but the second met my expectations there. It was equally action-packed and emotional, and it had closure at the end but enough to think about the possible future.
I ended up in love with the characters and the universe by the end and can't wait to dive into the rest of the Grishaverse and read more.

Heartbreaking, twisted, and horrifying, but hopeful, inspiring, and optimistic all at once
This book was so much more than I expected coming in.
It was my grandma's favorite book, so I wasn't expecting much, but this book opened my heart and made me look at my life from a different perspective.
You begin looking at Jeannette's life with wonder and a little bit of jealousy, wishing you were as adventurous and experienced as she was as a young child. But as the story moves on and becomes darker and darker as Jeannette's parents become less and less stable and the children grow more and more mature and independent, you're shellshocked by the harsh realities they had to endure.
I often found myself forgetting this was a true story, because how could someone really endure this much?
Near the end of the book, the perseverance of the Walls children and the hope they hold constant for a better life than their parents had is more than inspiring, and challenges you to find a more creative way to overcome any challenges you face in life.