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centaurora's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
directorpurry's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Grief and Bullying
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, and Panic attacks/disorders
thatvirgoreads's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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? No
4.0
bookdrunkard78's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
bibliomich's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
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? No
4.0
There were so many aspects of Dear Mothman that I really enjoyed. Noah is a lovable character who experiences tremendous growth over the course of the book. He has a caring family, and we get to see him forge positive, supportive friendships after losing the one friend who means the most to him. I also enjoyed the mysterious elements of the story. Is Mothman real? Will Noah ever find Mothman?
I did find the last quarter of the book to be a little confusing. The author adds a new perspective to the book, and the pacing picks up quite a lot. The ending also felt a little...anticlimactic.?Overall, though, I liked reading this book & would recommend it to other readers, especially those who enjoy paranormal fantasy, LGBTQIA+ perspectives, and sad (but hopeful) stories.
Graphic: Grief and Child death
Moderate: Deadnaming and Car accident
nikkitaylor19's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
kalypsowolf'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
4.75
There were multiple times in this book where I had to put it down to stop me from sobbing. I felt very seen in these pages as a trans autistic person who has a strong interest in cryptids. Alongside this being a story of processing grief, it's also very much a story of friendship and identity and finding where you fit in this world.
Our main character is a trans boy who is not yet out to his family or school and was only out to his one friend who also happened to be another trans boy. After losing that friend in a car crash he turns to the one thing his friend loved for comfort.
But it's now three months after his friend passed and people are expecting him to be getting back to "normal." Expecting him to keep up with schoolwork and make friends as if one of the most important people in his life didn't just recently die. Because of him and his friend only being out as trans to each other he never really got to process his grief as that's a huge thing he wasn't able to bring up to anyone after his friends death.
On top of this he's dealing with being autistic and trying to make new friends. Dealing with whether he should be his true self and come out to the people around him. If that would even be ok or if it would make things worse.
And we see this through his letters to Mothman, a cryptid his late friend adores and swore is real because he saw him once. We do get bits outside of the letters but the letters are what draw you into the book. The frequency of what is letters and what isn't feels very intentional though and adds to the narrative. I do wish there were more though but that's me being nitpicky and I don't think it would've necessarily made the story any better.
I really loved this. And I love my local librarian who knew that this was basically written for me and knew it would likely pull me back into reading after months of covid brain fog messing with my ability to read.
Our main character is a trans boy who is not yet out to his family or school and was only out to his one friend who also happened to be another trans boy. After losing that friend in a car crash he turns to the one thing his friend loved for comfort.
But it's now three months after his friend passed and people are expecting him to be getting back to "normal." Expecting him to keep up with schoolwork and make friends as if one of the most important people in his life didn't just recently die. Because of him and his friend only being out as trans to each other he never really got to process his grief as that's a huge thing he wasn't able to bring up to anyone after his friends death.
On top of this he's dealing with being autistic and trying to make new friends. Dealing with whether he should be his true self and come out to the people around him. If that would even be ok or if it would make things worse.
And we see this through his letters to Mothman, a cryptid his late friend adores and swore is real because he saw him once. We do get bits outside of the letters but the letters are what draw you into the book. The frequency of what is letters and what isn't feels very intentional though and adds to the narrative. I do wish there were more though but that's me being nitpicky and I don't think it would've necessarily made the story any better.
I really loved this. And I love my local librarian who knew that this was basically written for me and knew it would likely pull me back into reading after months of covid brain fog messing with my ability to read.
krithiques's review against another edition
I want to read the physical version! Will return to this one when I get it.
shadowykittenwizard's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
3.25
Minor: Car accident, Bullying, Deadnaming, and Child death