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valeriaboom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction and Adult/minor relationship
lyleelou11's review against another edition
2.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
atsundarsingh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse
sydneybedell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual harassment
oliviaddavidson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Drug abuse
haleynaley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use
kenziemac92's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Drug abuse and Sexual content
mattiestayreadin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
beanith's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It’s almost a Sad Girl Book but the main character is too…naive to be a sad girl. I do like the all vibes no plot feel of the story but at the same time a lot of moments seem to happen just so the characters can wax poetic, or so Tess can practice her new, refined way of thinking.
I wanted more scenes in the restaurant but I understand that’s my bias, since I’m searching for restaurant books.
The Jake, Simone, Tess triangle was interesting but even in the end there were no real answers. There are vibes but they’re always obscured, abstracted, etc.
There are no lessons learned.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Misogyny, and Vomit
tamtamslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The story builds slowly but that’s the point of the theme. For the MC, life is both fleeting and stagnant, and the author pairs this nicely with her youth and the MC’s over-absorbency of emotions. It’s a coming of age story in the sense that lessons are bitter but with time they sweeten. At times you’ll find the characters cringy, but aren’t we all at one point in time? How human it is to be a “sponge.”
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment