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I've been wanting to read this book in a while now but, I didn't get the chance to before. Anyhow, as expected I like this book a lot, it may seem odd on some of the parts of the book but overall, that's what makes this book really interesting.

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This was an enjoyable easy read, not what I expected but in a good way. Would recommend to friends and family.

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Great writing, engaging storyline and meaningful. Wasn't expecting it from this book but i'm glad i read it

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At first I thought it was a "fresh" story, something easy to read and which made me smile.
But then it really started and I appreciated it even more. I could see the carachters changments and they help me to connect with them.
I also found the language not so hard to read, thinking that English is not my mothertongue.
I've really loved the penpal relationship, the way they encouraged each other was somehow insipiring for me. Especially now that I read it,during the quarantine.
I really advice this book to everyone even though that the end was reallt "thick", the most important part of the story is written in the last third of the book.

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I had to give up on Because You'll Never Meet Me. I tried to read it previously, and put it down, and have tried again, but I just cant' get into it. I'm not a fan of the characters, and I find the story a little slow.

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I never received the body of the book, only the cover. The description sounded appealing though, would have liked to have been able to read it.

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This book was an interesting concept but did not I find it as engaging as it could have been. The boys had interesting back stories but I found some of it a little far fetched.

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When I was about 10% into this book, I was <b> so </b> close to marking it as a DNF. I just couldn't get into it but I decided to power through and try harder and look at us now... 4 Stars! I'm going to admit that I only read like half the synopsis before starting this. I knew it was about a boy who was allergic to electricity and a boy born without eyes but I didn't read the part about the lab. Silly me! I thought it was going down a completely different road to be honest. A road with mental illness and less a road about scientists messing around in a lab. I'm glad it took the latter road though, it was quite different.

I loved the main characters. Ollie & Moritz were two different characters that were so fleshed out. They also grew so much as characters from start to finish so the character development was wonderful. It was so lovely to see them win a victory whether it was a small victory or a massive victory. It really felt like we were along with them on their journey. I did get quite emotional at times as I felt quite attached to Ollie & Moritz. The other characters were okay. I didn't really like Liz or Ollie's mom. I also didn't understand why Ollie's mom acted the way she did.

The story was good. Both characters were very interesting and they had very interesting lives so once I got into the story, it was very entertaining. What I liked most about this book was the fact that it's about friendship. The friendship between Ollie & Moritz is heartwarming. The pacing of the story was good right up until the end. I felt like things ended too abruptly for my liking but I'm glad there's going to be a sequel. Maybe the sequel can answer more questions and finish the story in a less abrupt way.

I loved the letter format and I really enjoyed reading the letters. The writing was also really good. It was easy to read, it was different depending on which POV you were reading and it did actually sound like a teenagers POV.

I would recommend this book & I would read something else by Leah Thomas.

*I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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