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lavienne's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Dementia, Infertility, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Animal death, Miscarriage, Blood, and Cancer
kristinj1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Pedophilia, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape
Minor: Miscarriage, Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Animal cruelty, and Cancer
fabi1998's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual violence, Murder, Cancer, Blood, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Grief, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Death
thewordapothecary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Cancer, Sexual violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, and Rape
talyahonor23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Body shaming, Child death, Incest, Medical trauma, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
saoreads'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Grief, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Incest, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Death
wsimcik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Rape
Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, and Child death
elsmithies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Cancer
Moderate: Death
sarahemhavens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
“I wonder if he would love me if he could see inside my head”
(The other quote is an absolute spoiler so I will be refraining bc I like to keep these spoiler free)
I was hoping to be enveloped in this book the way I was with Malibu Rising, because it’s the same idea when it comes to writing timeframe and storytelling, but I don’t think it was done very well in this one. Though the focus of the book is supposed to be how one night changes everything, the primary focus, I felt, was more on the fifty year spread. This book gave me, personally, a whole lot of nothing. I wanted more out of it and at the same time, less of so many other things.
There was also a lot of trauma and triggering things (sa, csa/cse/csea) which left me feeling skeeved out and just unsettled.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, Child abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Death
Minor: Pedophilia and Abandonment
triggeringbookasaurbri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Rape, Incest, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Cancer, and Sexual assault