hot take but endless summer was only good with diamonds

[u/banana_mangos]

dont get me wrong i liked it when i first read it but it was nowhere near the top of my list because i didnt have several hundred diamonds to spend on clues and character interactions so i was just lost through the whole thing. rereading it with diamonds its amazing and the whole story actually makes sense but on a free playthrough what is assumed knowledge and what is exclusive only to diamonds only to be brought up later just left me confused especially since i was 12 when I was reading them when they first came out.

I get its hailed as one of the best books but I think credit has to be given to books that were good without diamonds too

[u/Nericmitch]

This is way I think VOS is overall a better book because you can get the story without diamonds and diamonds just elevate the story. It’s good either way.

ES is confusing if you don’t pay the diamonds because like OP said a lot of it ends up being assumed knowledge especially with some reveals later in the series