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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
inspiring
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
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:
Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and North Star Editions for providing me an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review
Before We Were Blue did not grab me in the beginning but by the end I loved it. I liked how the multiple points of view reinforced the idea that everyone’s recovery from an eating disorder is different, happens on different timelines, and can’t be done successfully if it’s only undertaken only for another person.
I liked that eating disorders weren’t overly romanticized; both characters were more focused on their current relationships and overcoming and processing past trauma than on counting calories or obsessing about food for most of the book.
I also liked the sapphic relationship including the asexual representation and the way that Rowan and Shoshana’s relationship continued to grow after the revelation that Shoshana was asexual.
Before We Were Blue did not grab me in the beginning but by the end I loved it. I liked how the multiple points of view reinforced the idea that everyone’s recovery from an eating disorder is different, happens on different timelines, and can’t be done successfully if it’s only undertaken only for another person.
I liked that eating disorders weren’t overly romanticized; both characters were more focused on their current relationships and overcoming and processing past trauma than on counting calories or obsessing about food for most of the book.
I also liked the sapphic relationship including the asexual representation and the way that Rowan and Shoshana’s relationship continued to grow after the revelation that Shoshana was asexual.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
6,50 on CAWPILE
Tw / eating disorder, sexual abuse
The publisher kindly provided me with an arc through netgalley.
I find this hard to rate because I did enjoy it but also not. I liked the writing style it was very straightforward and I enjoyed that. I didn't like the characters but I also think that was the point of this story. I did like the development Rowan went through in this story, that was good to see and by the end of the book I was rooting for her. All in all a good debut novel and I will tune in for the future books of this author.
Tw / eating disorder, sexual abuse
The publisher kindly provided me with an arc through netgalley.
I find this hard to rate because I did enjoy it but also not. I liked the writing style it was very straightforward and I enjoyed that. I didn't like the characters but I also think that was the point of this story. I did like the development Rowan went through in this story, that was good to see and by the end of the book I was rooting for her. All in all a good debut novel and I will tune in for the future books of this author.