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I read this because I loved the Netflix series so much, and I loved this book even more. It still managed to surprise me and was pretty different from the series.

nkrebeka's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

sam48bell's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

deedee2021's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

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3.0

I love the TV show so much (one of my favorites of all time), but this book is just boring

supermormongirl's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

0.25

There’s a lot of misogyny, the dates Christian judgement of the author, and a boy who’s about to ship out with the Military having sex with a 14yo in graphic detail. It’s super vile!!!! In the Netflix show, they age up the characters to early 20s, college-age so the romance is an actual romance instead of clearly grooming.

Most of the sec scenes are fairly graphic, there’s a lot of quaint, feel-good descriptions of the remote small town in the forested mountains of California type of descriptions.

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