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had to read this book for my gov class; definitely not my fav. thought it was very cringy but that made it entertaining. it was an easy read though which was nice. I do think it covers very important issues that are very much relevant in our world right now and educating people about these issues is necessary and important. that being said, my real rating for this book is more 2.5/5 vs. just a 2.

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

zohannah's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

netflix_and_lil's review against another edition

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3.0

This would translate excellently to a short film or episode; the one day format is something I rarely see utilised in full length novels, and while I don't think it was executed perfectly it certainly didn't drag on, as I worried. The romance was fine, honestly I might have liked to see them go their own ways at the end of the story but I am well versed in the commandments of YA; thou shalt not have two perspectives who feel platonically towards one another.

I did love how the author used Alec as a character to showcase the inherent privilege in staying out of politics; for a lot of people in America and beyond, being complacent isn't an option. The American election is long finished but I didn't mind reading it from a present perspective; there's a kind of warm, fuzziness in feeling Marva and Duke's fictional shenanigans were worth it in the end and they got a post-publication happy ending.

mary00's review against another edition

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3.0

I enjoyed this audiobook when I was listening to it, but didn't think much about it when I wasn't. It felt original and handled some new topics for a YA novel.

ceridwyn's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

Well written and very well aimed at its target audience. Tightly plotted and a great example of almost real time action. I'm just too old for it!

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4.0

The Voting Booth takes place over the course of a single day - Election day. For both Duke and Marva this day is incredibly important to them. When Duke is not allowed to vote, he and Marva skip school and go on a wild journey that takes them farther than they thought, in order to make sure Duke gets his ballot cast.

I enjoyed this, I read it through libro.fm and at first I felt the narrator was hard to listen too - but once I sped the speed up to around 1.75 I was able to really enjoy the narration. The audiobook is duel-narrated to cover both perspectives of the book, Duke and Marva. I really love it when this happens in audiobooks. It can be a risk if one narrator is better than the other, but I thought both did well.

One-day romances can often seem extremely unrealistic but this was written very well and I never found myself thinking "pfft, a real person would NEVER". The characters grow and learn throughout the story in such an organic way. Meanwhile, Brandy Colbert weaves MANY incredibly important issues in the world today into her story and they all flow together seamlessly.

Thoroughly enjoyed, and highly recommend it. ESPECIALLY in this current political climate.

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