Reviews

Far from You by Tess Sharpe

jtamondo5's review against another edition

emotional sad

4.0

I WANNA KMS

aichaa's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i wasn’t really that attached to mina or her relationship with sophie so i didn’t think i’d get emotional, but at the end,
when things were solved, you just feel the weight of what happened to them. it was so tragic and unfair. they were so young. they deserved a shot. they deserved better.

my heart broke with “we walk into the rest of our lives together, not knowing it'll end before it's truly started.” or better yet, it felt like my heart was ripped out.

and “mina's night-lights will endure. year after year, trev will replace them when they dim. and i know that someday, when i’m ready to come home, they'll light my way.”

i feel like throwing up. THEY DESERVED BETTER!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Drug abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Addiction

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Medical content

jeninakopisto's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

3eggy5me's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

vtlism's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Engrossing, and I liked the main character and that she deals with both addiction and disability. Some parts about grief I found moving. 

faeriesparks's review against another edition

4.0

This was a very enjoyable read. I liked Sophie as a main character and the alternating chapters of past and present worked really well for the story. And the reveal had me shook. It also had me on the edge of my seat.
And YAY FOR A BISEXUAL MC.

rachd24's review against another edition

4.0

To read the original review, and for more reviews and giveaways, check out my blog - http://confessionsofabookgeek.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/review-far-from-you/

I couldn't, and still can't believe, that this is a debut novel.

I thought this was a well-written, realistic and heart-wrenching story, with a mystery that I wasn't prepared for (I've discovered I'm crap at guessing whodunnits, and I was totally sucker-punched by the reveal in this book). There was quite a bit going on, some characters that I mildly disliked (sorry dead girl), and occasionally I struggled with the time-laspes between chapters. But overall, I really enjoyed this read, I love the cover (sob) and I'm looking forward to reading more from Sharpe.

mimimilaa's review against another edition

4.0

*4.5 stars

marshaw's review against another edition

5.0

i love this book so much, sophie & mina are the best ppl ever and i love them more than i love myself

mightylu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0