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frootymeli's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Violence, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Vomit, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
ephemeral_remi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Car accident, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Eating disorder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Violence
yolie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, and Fatphobia
How much is too much? And will it ever be enough? Can you love someone enough to save them from their own thoughts and actions? Can one human experience too much pain? These are some of the questions I have been left with after finishing this novel. It’s gut-wrenching and absolutely heartbreaking but it’s a novel despite how much I put it down because I was exhausted from the action unfolding, I found myself going back to it, always with the hope that things will be different now. There are a number of difficult and harrowing passages in the book, but there’s chapters of intimacy and such gentleness and care between the characters. You’ll grow it love all the characters and have frustration with them and their decisions. I commend Hanya for being able to write a novel that had be going back, despite how horrified I was by what was unfolding. I also wonder was all that necessary? If the book were 200 pages shorter and the events that take place less would this not have been an even more powerful book and not one that sometimes feels like “how much can I test the reader to stick with this until the end?”kdawgreads69'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
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Violence, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Grief, Medical content, and Physical abuse
gauryadav08's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Addiction, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
soumya_singhal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Addiction, Colonisation, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Biphobia, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic friendship
jessicaoc'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
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Drug use, Car accident, Body horror, Ableism, Suicide attempt, Racism, Mental illness, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Grief, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Death, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse
uhjoa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Outing, Pedophilia, Self harm, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Vomit, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Suicide
breadwitchery'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
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Ableism, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Racism, Fatphobia, Vomit, Infidelity, Biphobia, Cancer, Child death, Dementia, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Misogyny
coolbitch'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
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit