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risemini's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Misogyny, Alcohol, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Rape
astoriareader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
- Beartown is a small town, where everyone worships the hockey team.
- Basically, the town’s future is riding on the success of the junior boys’ hockey team.
- Each chapter contains lots of different characters & shifts between their perspectives.
- Check trigger warnings, as main conflict in book involves sexual assault/rape.
- The writing style was strange to me. I didn’t like the third person narrator, and I wasn’t a fan of the shifting perspective every few minutes.
- Sooo many characters & perspectives that I never felt truly connected to any of them.
- The ending was not satisfying.
- Story drags on far too long.
Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Gun violence
waywardgurl'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, Rape, Bullying, and Homophobia
salt_y's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Rape, Homophobia, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, and Bullying
Moderate: Gun violence, Eating disorder, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
hanbart19's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault
Minor: Homophobia
katlynann'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Homophobia
marinnelilly's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, and Homophobia
readwithanne'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: Rape and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia and Misogyny
brookey8888'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Blood, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Death of parent, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Suicide, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
readwthsam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Bullying