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hello_lovely13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Car accident, and Grief
Moderate: Child death and Mental illness
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
jojo_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Abandonment, and Car accident
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Cursing
caitlindee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Child death
longlost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I try to say so many words. It’s not true. You’re wrong. She’s alive. You don’t know what you’re talking about. You’re lying. I don’t believe you.
But I can’t say anything. The words for what I’m feeling don’t exist. "
This book my beloved. Akemi Dawn Bowman conveys Rumi's grief over her sister's death flawlessly, and manages to make Rumi likeable and understandable regardless of how she lashes out due to that grief. Her connection to music is described so beautifully and
Rumi's grief is perhaps the shining area of this book - it feels so palpable and overwhelming, just as it is to Rumi herself, and ultimately makes
The first chapter shows us the events that killed Rumi's sister, and from there we only see her in small memory segments that provide glimpes into their relationship,
Rumi grieves heavily throughout the book which can make it a hard read, but the story of her healing is definitely worth reading.
Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Vomit
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail
foreverinastory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Rep: Questioning aroace biracial (Hawaiian & Japanese) MC, biracial (mostly Hawaiian + another ethnicity) cast.
CWs: Abandonment, child death, death, grief. Moderate: car accident, cancer.
Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Car accident and Cancer
tina94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Child death, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Abandonment and Cancer
bookowllover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Grief, and Child death
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
tintinmd'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Overall, this book was a mix of difficult, heartwarming, hopeful.
Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Vomit
raoulalexander's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Grief and Child death
Minor: Car accident
catle's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders