I don’t even know why people hate on this book so much. It kept me reading for hours and it was easy to understand and keep track of. Overall one of the best books I have ever read, it was so magical and whimsical with a little bit of mystery and romance. Definitely recommend for anyone looking for a great fantasy novel that isn’t copy paste.

My emotions and thoughts spiraled throughout the entire read. I don't know how to feel about this book. First of all I enjoyed it and fell in love with Lily, Atlas, and all the characters. Every single page peaked my interest. It was quite inspiring and led me to the acknowledgment of lessons that I've never learned before. The heartbreaks, surprises, and pure truth really hit me. The relationship with Lily and Alyssa was so wholesome. Although I'm pained with the way Lily and Ryle turned out, I'm glad Lily finally found Atlas. The difference between Ryle and Atlas became clear. Lily persevered through all difficulties that obscured her path and in the end she got what she deserved.

This book’s plot started out seeming like a well-known rom-com plot of “fake dating leads to real love”. That is the basic theme, but the book is entertaining along the way with a lot of pieces to the plot. I really enjoyed the book.

Fun to read

You will love this book if you like The Red Queen series and the Hunger Games. It is a great enemies to lovers novel, a wonderful adventure and a very addicting book.

I liked this book. It was really funny. I would recommend this book to other kids. I can’t wait to read more books

I love how Jeanne Birdsall makes very exciting twists and I also love how she makes the characters grow up it not all at once. She is an amazing author and I think everyone should red her first novel the Penderwick

This book is so helpful for any teen interested in growing their financial literacy and independence

I adored this book! The protagonist's "voice" comes through so strongly and distinctively in the first-person narration, and I love the contemporary take on the more traditional epistolary genre. The story is well paced and makes for quite a page-turner. I appreciate the inclusion of supportive educators. The subject matter also remains extremely timely and pertinent in the context of current sociopolitical events. I highly recommend it - and would love to know whether Rachel Maddow herself has read it!

Inaccurately marketed as a crime thriller, this slow burn of a political novel is unlike anything I’ve read. The protagonist is a detective, but positioned in a PR management liaison role between the police and journalists. I cared enough about him as a character to stick with the drier parts of the office politics to get to the cold case that resumes in a unique and gratifying way. Overall the novel hangs together narratively, has interesting characters, broaches topics I hadn’t seen addressed in fiction before, or so well, and gives the reader enough of a plot payoff to read through the complex, intellectual matter that takes up much of its 576 pages. But if you pick it up looking for a page-turning mystery, you’ll be disappointed.