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leahkarge's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Outing, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Misogyny, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Infidelity, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Biphobia, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Drug use
kirstenf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Car accident, Hate crime, Grief, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Stalking, Murder, Outing, Homophobia, and Bullying
Moderate: Gaslighting, Genocide, and Drug use
Minor: Infidelity, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Death, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content
leahrosiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I couldn't read this fast enough, definitely binge-worthy.
The first half is very high school, Pretty Little Liars vibes except obviously racially motivated.
The second half is when it comes together and shit really goes down right at the end, which even if you can see it coming, you'll still be stunned.
The tension and pacing is amazing, but I think the best parts are the side stories and little details.
Silence is betrayal cannot be more evident in this book.
"This world, our world, the one with houses as crooked as the people in them"
IMPORTANT: This isn’t just a cute little queer/black representation high school mystery. There are many many many CW. It’s actually in the front of the book. For those exact reasons, I think everyone should read this but not everyone might be able to.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Bullying, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, and Car accident
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, and Death
mrdeadman'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Racism, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Homophobia, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Blood, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Genocide, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery
Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, and Death of parent
taigemin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
it was hard to read the two black kids just "taking l after l in every chapter" like i heard in a tiktok review, but it exposed lots of issues that black people face--especially women, queer, and poor black people--just all squished into like a month of their lives. the absolute trauma that these characters and their communities experienced was very difficult to read about, and it is debatable if all of that was necessary, but I think it actually was, and that it gave like a worst case scenario that is really not that shocking for american racism.
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Graphic: Homophobia, Stalking, Racism, Hate crime, and Genocide
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident
Minor: Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting
mallory10100'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Vomit
HIGHLY recommend this book!!hmatteson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Outing, Gaslighting, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, and Biphobia
Moderate: Death of parent
nyoom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Slavery