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reading_and_roaming20'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? Yes
4.5
Ok jk, that’s not the whole review but that’s the gist.
I really enjoyed the dual timelines happening here. The structure was similar to THE ISLAND OF SEA WOMEN where we’re in the character’s present day every few chapters and learning about the past for the majority of the book.
In this case, we got to see Yejide and Amin’s marriage from both of their perspectives. Watching them go from young and in love, knowing from the first chapter that they don’t wind up together, pulled me right in. They had so much stacked against them with infertility and the cultural family pressure to have children. (Big trigger warning there.)
In a short 260 pages, this story hits time and time again with heartbreaking twists that had me pausing to soak in what I had just read.
AND THAT ENDING. I can’t express myself properly without spoilers. It just………..it was good but it hurt.
This is the kind of book that you have to be in the right mindset for. That said, if you’re ready to wind up emotionally ragged, it is absolutely a must-read. I loved it. I am sad. The end.
Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Child death, and Terminal illness
cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Infertility, Grief, and Gaslighting
n_li_re's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexism, Infertility, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, War, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Murder, Vomit, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
bandysbooks's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
lilyarmer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Child death, Violence, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Grief
deezy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Murder
ejb44's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Child death, Grief, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, Blood, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Minor: Rape, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Police brutality
bookreviewsgr'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Child death, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death of parent and Mental illness
megannewsome's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Miscarriage and Mental illness
Minor: Domestic abuse