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blakan01's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
chloeeebeee's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
melbsreads's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
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? Yes
2.5
Trigger warnings: incarceration, revenge porn, bushfire, fatphobia, theft, assault
I..........genuinely do not know who this book is for but I can solidly say that it's not for me. This is a kind of Thelma and Louise type story with two teenage girls from Western Sydney who steal a car and drive somewhat aimlessly around the southern half of the state during the 2020 bushfire crisis. Along the way, they cry and argue and support themselves by stealing credit cards. The chapters alternate between their journey and Rosa's subsequent incarceration, in which she tries to tell her story from juvie.
And, like, it was FINE but I also just did not relate to ANY of it and I didn't particularly like any of the characters, so it was something of a hard slog for me. Sigh.
I..........genuinely do not know who this book is for but I can solidly say that it's not for me. This is a kind of Thelma and Louise type story with two teenage girls from Western Sydney who steal a car and drive somewhat aimlessly around the southern half of the state during the 2020 bushfire crisis. Along the way, they cry and argue and support themselves by stealing credit cards. The chapters alternate between their journey and Rosa's subsequent incarceration, in which she tries to tell her story from juvie.
And, like, it was FINE but I also just did not relate to ANY of it and I didn't particularly like any of the characters, so it was something of a hard slog for me. Sigh.
angebrown's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia
mittymyers's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- 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? No
3.75
alongwithamy's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jess64au's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
3.5
Escape or run away. I liked the time jump part of this story, some in the present and some in the past.
Lots of about the different versions of ourselves and the stories we tell about ourselves.
Also the difficulties of knowing each others stories.
Lots of about the different versions of ourselves and the stories we tell about ourselves.
Also the difficulties of knowing each others stories.
kiki__07's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
1.0
It was confusing. I didn’t connect to the characters and wasn’t satisfied by the ending.