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abbeybrooke's review
challenging
dark
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hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
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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
4.5
gonsiorc's review
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hopeful
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- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
ohemgeebooks's review against another edition
dark
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hopeful
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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
whittie03's review
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medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
devynreadsnovels's review
challenging
dark
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informative
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medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Transphobia, Body shaming, Cursing, Dysphoria, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Death, and Suicide
utopiastateofmind's review
4.0
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Ariel Crashes a Train is a fabulous story in verse about feeling like our mind is rebelling against us, that we are too much. Full of intrusive thoughts, Ariel has to figure out how to make friends, how much of herself to share, and feeling like a burden. Can she really make new friends if so much of herself is hidden? An inner narrative and pieces of herself buried.
Ariel Crashes a Train is a fabulous story in verse about feeling like our mind is rebelling against us, that we are too much. Full of intrusive thoughts, Ariel has to figure out how to make friends, how much of herself to share, and feeling like a burden. Can she really make new friends if so much of herself is hidden? An inner narrative and pieces of herself buried.
hetellama83's review against another edition
challenging
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hopeful
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tense
medium-paced
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- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
keriandterireads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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fast-paced
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- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
xpressionless's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
whatsheread's review against another edition
5.0
ARIEL CRASHES A TRAIN by Olivia A. Cole is a tough, tough read, only because I saw way too much of myself in Ariel. Ariel’s struggle with intrusive thoughts, as well as the compulsions she uses to combat them, is one of the first realistic portrayals of OCD I’ve experienced in print. Ariel’s pain brought back all those times when I knew there was something that made me different, that was wrong with me, and was the reason why I felt like I didn’t fit in anywhere. That Ariel obtains the help she needs so much earlier in life than most people struggling with OCD is a comfort because it shows that people are finally beginning to realize that it is not cleanliness and everything at right angles. That Ms. Cole chose to write Ariel’s story in verse helped ease the pain of watching this poor girl fall through the cracks and needlessly suffer. While not an easy read, ARIEL CRASHES A TRAIN is a powerful one, made more impactful because of knowing that we both struggle with the same mental health disease.