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moshang's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
owenbiesel's review
challenging
emotional
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
4.0
aelis_'s review
emotional
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying and Abandonment
bookpotato's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
gillianthorne1353's review
emotional
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
5.0
summyrenea's review against another edition
4.0
4.75 stars - Such an important middle grades book about genetics and the desire to know why you are the way you are.
nath_py's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Violence
ani_a_1's review
3.0
Joey is angry all the time and doesn't know why. Shes a young kid and doesn't know better she thinks it's her fault. Shes confused and just wants some answers.
She has two mums, in a trio of triplets and a older brother and a best friend. Safe to say she has a support system. They want to help but no one knows how to help. Or ask. It's a journey for everyone.
There was a nice momment at the end. With her mom vs her mother. Her mother birthed her but she turns out to have a lot more common with her mom. Which is a worry for wlw mothers. One of them has doubts of being a parent even though they are.
It's a story about care and finding yourself. How genetics plays a role into that. Oh and MC has a crush on her best friend.
She has two mums, in a trio of triplets and a older brother and a best friend. Safe to say she has a support system. They want to help but no one knows how to help. Or ask. It's a journey for everyone.
There was a nice momment at the end. With her mom vs her mother. Her mother birthed her but she turns out to have a lot more common with her mom. Which is a worry for wlw mothers. One of them has doubts of being a parent even though they are.
It's a story about care and finding yourself. How genetics plays a role into that. Oh and MC has a crush on her best friend.
sashabrains's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
4.5
heresthepencil's review
4.0
rep: sapphic mc with anger management issues, sapphic li, lesbian parents, side character with ADHD
tw: blood, bullying, panic attacks
Review also posted on Reads Rainbow. ARC provided by the publisher.
The Science of Being Angry could actually have a lot of different titles, the most prominent among them: The Power of Being Loved. Because while it is a book about being angry and no one could argue with that, just as much it’s a book about being loved. About how you can be loved despite and in spite of being angry all the time.
Joey is eleven, and a lot of the time her chest feels tight and she wants to just scream and scream, until it all comes down. She has so much anger in her little body, and doesn’t know how to deal with it. So like every child, she figures it’s her fault and it’s on her alone to fix it.
That’s the greatest strength of The Science of Being Angry (and Melleby’s writing in general, to be honest): giving a kid an amazing support system. Joey has two moms, two identical but totally different brothers (she’s a triplet), an older brother, and a best friend. Not all of them always understand her (even she doesn’t understand her own feelings sometimes!), but they do all try. They do things they didn’t maybe believe in at first, because it might help her; they give her a second chance after second chance; they show her she’s loved. Sometimes that’s all that matters.
There are no definitive answers in The Science of Being Angry, and the ending itself is more of a promise than anything else. But that hope is exactly what a troubled, a little bit lost kid might need. This novel tells you that no matter how much you think you messed up, there’s always a way out & people who will help you find it.
tw: blood, bullying, panic attacks
Review also posted on Reads Rainbow. ARC provided by the publisher.
The Science of Being Angry could actually have a lot of different titles, the most prominent among them: The Power of Being Loved. Because while it is a book about being angry and no one could argue with that, just as much it’s a book about being loved. About how you can be loved despite and in spite of being angry all the time.
Joey is eleven, and a lot of the time her chest feels tight and she wants to just scream and scream, until it all comes down. She has so much anger in her little body, and doesn’t know how to deal with it. So like every child, she figures it’s her fault and it’s on her alone to fix it.
That’s the greatest strength of The Science of Being Angry (and Melleby’s writing in general, to be honest): giving a kid an amazing support system. Joey has two moms, two identical but totally different brothers (she’s a triplet), an older brother, and a best friend. Not all of them always understand her (even she doesn’t understand her own feelings sometimes!), but they do all try. They do things they didn’t maybe believe in at first, because it might help her; they give her a second chance after second chance; they show her she’s loved. Sometimes that’s all that matters.
There are no definitive answers in The Science of Being Angry, and the ending itself is more of a promise than anything else. But that hope is exactly what a troubled, a little bit lost kid might need. This novel tells you that no matter how much you think you messed up, there’s always a way out & people who will help you find it.