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ashleyelizabeth's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
The ending was also extremely abrupt and I felt that not everything was resolved. Also, while it was advertised to be more of a murder, mystery, thriller type of book, the entire book was about anorexia. The murder and investigations by the characters didn’t even start until over halfway through.
If I wasn’t reading this for a book club, I would have DNF
Graphic: Eating disorder and Child death
Moderate: Murder
eliyamos'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
3.0
Moderate: Child death, Murder, Eating disorder, and Grief
Minor: Animal death
tklassy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child abuse and Eating disorder
scottyreadsstuff'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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Eating disorder and Body shaming
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death
If you're sensitive to profanity - like I am at times - I would rate this as "moderate".inkyinsanity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is the book that convinced me to buy all of the rest of the author’s books, which was not a mistake. I love her writing.
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Eating disorder
Minor: Child death
butyougotmysoul's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Murder, Violence, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse
pastelwriter's review against another edition
- 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
One of the things I really appreciated about this book was the complex relationship between Hannah and Lillian. The two of them have a fraught friendship because Lillian was a pain in the ass when she was alive, but Hannah still loved her. Their dynamic is further complicated by the fact that Lillian had an eating disorder that lead to her death, and Hannah is feeling guilt over “not doing enough” while also being mad her friend “did this to herself.” Although the conversations started by their relationship weren’t really resolved, I still appreciated having this discussed at all. I don’t think enough books feature friendships that border on toxic.
I also liked the “unconventional” love interest in this book who is a “bad boy.” The author really didn’t fuck around when it came to using him as an example of how troublemakers are quickly expected to do the worst things. Even if what he has actually done isn’t major, everyone still sees Finny as capable of a lot of wrong-doing. Even Hannah at one point questions if she can trust him because of his reputation. Apart from all that, though, I just liked Finny. He was really sweet and caring. Naturally, I adored him once I got to know him. I will always stan love interests that treat the main character with overwhelming kindness and good-will.
Finally, I rated this 4 stars instead of a 4.5 or a 5 stars because there was some language used in here that I was not into at all. Check my content warnings for what I mean. In addition, the resolution of the murder mystery was meh. At first I was super hype to find out who the killer was, but the big reveal was lackluster. Still. All of this just affected my rating mildly. I would still definitely recommend picking up this book.
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Eating disorder and Misogyny
Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, and Fatphobia
There’s also a suicide joke, but this is challenged by the protagonist.