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A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal Sutherland

artsydina's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-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

4.25

vartika's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

dembury's review against another edition

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5.0

Five fabulous, heartbreaking, raw, and hilarious stars. I loved loved LOVED this story!

snakeboba's review against another edition

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4.0

http://daughterofinkandcoffee.blogspot.com/2018/08/rating-45-stars-in-way-it-bothers-me.html

lbeaslie's review against another edition

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5.0

The writing of this book was brilliant. I loved how witty it was. It seemed so light hearted at first and then got really deep. I enjoyed it from start to finish. 

shannonreadstheworld's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-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

I can't even put into words how much I enjoyed this book so here are a bunch of quotes that I loved to make up for my lack of words πŸ˜‚

"π‘·π’π’Šπ’π’• π’Šπ’”, π’šπ’π’– π’ˆπ’π’•π’•π’‚ 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅. 𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 π’šπ’π’–. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 π’ˆπ’π’•π’•π’‚ 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 π’“π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• π’…π’π’˜π’ 𝒕𝒐 π’šπ’π’–π’“ 𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔" - 𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 π’‰π’Šπ’” π’‡π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’†π’“π’•π’Šπ’‘π’” 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒆 - "𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’ƒπ’“π’‚π’—π’†π’“π’š 𝒕𝒐 π’Žπ’†π’‚π’ π’‚π’π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ."

"𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 π’˜π’‚π’π’•π’†π’… 𝒕𝒐 π’Žπ’‚π’Œπ’† 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒏. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’‚π’” π’ƒπ’“π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’ƒπ’–π’“π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’ƒπ’“π’Šπ’π’π’Šπ’‚π’π’•, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰π’π’–π’• π’‰π’Šπ’” π’˜π’‚π’“π’Žπ’•π’‰, π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰π’π’–π’• π’‰π’Šπ’” π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’—π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒕𝒐 π’π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’• 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅, 𝒔𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’π’–π’π’… 𝒃𝒆 π’π’π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’Šπ’”π’‰π’†π’… π’•π’‰π’†π’š 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’‘π’”π’šπ’„π’‰π’Šπ’„ π’•π’˜π’Šπ’ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉 π’Šπ’Žπ’‚π’ˆπ’†π’” π’Šπ’π’•π’ π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Žπ’‚π’Œπ’† π’‰π’Šπ’Ž 𝒔𝒆𝒆. π‘΄π’‚π’Œπ’† π’‰π’Šπ’Ž 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’‚π’” π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ."

"𝑨 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’π’Šπ’•π’•π’π’† π’Žπ’π’Žπ’†π’π’•π’” 𝒉𝒂𝒅 π’Žπ’‚π’…π’† 𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 π’Žπ’π’“π’† 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Žπ’π’“π’† π’Šπ’ 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’‰π’Šπ’Ž, π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰π’π’–π’• 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 π’π’π’•π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’π’ˆ. 𝑨 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’π’Šπ’•π’•π’π’† π’‘π’Šπ’†π’„π’†π’” 𝒐𝒇 π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒅 π’”π’‘π’π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’“π’†π’… 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’…π’–π’ˆ π’•π’‰π’†π’Žπ’”π’†π’π’—π’†π’” π’Šπ’π’•π’ 𝒉𝒆𝒓."

"π‘¬π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’šπ’π’– π’˜π’‚π’π’• π’Šπ’” 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 π’”π’Šπ’…π’† 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓"

It's such a quirky and different story and I loved it. The characters were so unique, almost ridiculously so but I didn't even care, their personalities added so much to the story. I really liked the way showcased different types of mental health issues.

My only critic (and the reason I didn't rate it 5⭐) is that I don't like how it brushed over the topic of abuse. I feel like it should've been handled with the care given to mental health but it sadly wasn't.

Despite this critic, it remains a standout read for its quirky charm, diverse characters, and deep dive into human nature.

Definitely recommend! 

vtlism's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Except for the maddeningly simplistic and somewhat poorly done preachy mental health and therapy section, which lumbered around like a hungry bear destroying all the fun I had been having with this book, I really enjoyed this book which was both fun and moving, grim and zany. I really hate a book as larger message vehicle, and that was so obvious and clumsy. The book was a joy until then, but it left me angry that I got duped into reading apparently a PSA about mental health. It really took me out of the narrative. I guess if she saves lives with that, the bullshit is worth it? With literally three decades of therapy under my belt as well as a counseling degree, I could've passed. I'd pay to have a version of the book without the therapy fantasy montage, because the rest was charming and fun. 

abbbymyles's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.75

bexcapades's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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starrysea98's review against another edition

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5.0

God I don’t even know where to begin. I love this book so much and it made me cry like a baby about three quarters through. I love the idea of Esther’s grandfather meeting Death and if there really is Death incarnate, that he is genuinely a decent guy. There isn’t much explicit icky romance between Jonah and Esther which I am forever thankful for. However, I do wish that Hepzibah was expanded on because she literally feels like window dressing.