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mellysay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Violence, and Racism
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Grief, Rape, Slavery, Infertility, and Sexism
andpeetaisthesun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Racism, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Self harm, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
mirroball's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Murder, Racial slurs, and Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying
sehwa's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
I want to start by saying that I read this book in 2 days, super easy and enjoyable read, I wasn't bored when reading at all and I loved the main character, Kya.
However by the end of the book, I felt like the author had started with this amazing idea about a girl who is abandoned to survive on her own and how her life goes with that but... Then she didn't plan the rest of the story, so she thought "how am I going to turn this concept in to a book?" so she threw a load of clichés at it. We have the good guy, we have the asshole guy. The caring sibling, a random murder case (which was ridiculous and not needed in the story at all) and then there is the ending. Which I found pretty predictable for many reason which I can't write.
Kya was an amazing story to tell that I just don't feel the author paid the best tribute to by the end of the book. I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the second half.
Minor: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail