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cupofbooksreviews's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
kellysrambles's review
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
There is no doubt that this story packs a punch. Q’s story is one that will sadly resonate with many and I thought it was extremely well written from her POV. This book tackles some difficult topics as we learn about Q being raped and see how she deals with the trauma and ultimately takes control back with the help of her friends. It’s a sad, anger inducing but hopeful and powerful story which really made me stop and think. Misogyny is brought to the forefront and there were some scenes that actually made me feel sick with how vile the Slycroft Society and their ideas are. The down side for me was that this book was quite slow. I thought the last half of the book was fantastic so I was glad I stuck with it but there were definitely moments in the first half where I considered putting it down. Overall a gut wrenching but powerful read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Misogyny
kazofbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
So much promise…
This books is one that I would only recommend to someone who doesn’t mind a long and drawn out story. I have heard many times that the story and anything that happens should be walking (moving the plot) and not talking (just filling space) and this story is too much talking.
The story -
Q wants to go rogue and get revenge on Colin after he stole her innocence and herself from her.
Max wants to be popular and ask Alex out but he doesn’t feel that he is good enough.
Charlotte wants to keep her relationship with Seb and make the most out of being young choreographer.
The execution -
This book is nearly 500 pages and has 17 chapters. However every chapter swaps POV multiple times and has to much filler content that is is repetitive and boring. I would say that it would be easy to cut a good 4 or 5 chapters and about 150 pages of just filler content.
Max and Charlotte’s POV is redundant until the last 40% of the book and makes it very difficult to get through. As you spend so much time not with Q is it hard to sympathise with her until she really breaks down and shares her story with someone.
My thoughts -
I wanted to DNF this and honestly had to keep fighting myself to make it through because I felt that it was an important enough message that I had to.
I love how realistic Q is and how raw the emotions are but it just isn’t enough for me to bump my rating from 2.5 stars.
This books is one that I would only recommend to someone who doesn’t mind a long and drawn out story. I have heard many times that the story and anything that happens should be walking (moving the plot) and not talking (just filling space) and this story is too much talking.
The story -
Q wants to go rogue and get revenge on Colin after he stole her innocence and herself from her.
Max wants to be popular and ask Alex out but he doesn’t feel that he is good enough.
Charlotte wants to keep her relationship with Seb and make the most out of being young choreographer.
The execution -
This book is nearly 500 pages and has 17 chapters. However every chapter swaps POV multiple times and has to much filler content that is is repetitive and boring. I would say that it would be easy to cut a good 4 or 5 chapters and about 150 pages of just filler content.
Max and Charlotte’s POV is redundant until the last 40% of the book and makes it very difficult to get through. As you spend so much time not with Q is it hard to sympathise with her until she really breaks down and shares her story with someone.
My thoughts -
I wanted to DNF this and honestly had to keep fighting myself to make it through because I felt that it was an important enough message that I had to.
I love how realistic Q is and how raw the emotions are but it just isn’t enough for me to bump my rating from 2.5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Self harm, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Gaslighting
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