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lilshelly'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
5.0
This story encapsulates so many difficult things so very well. The discussions of mental illness and abuse were crafted so well. It was all so real that it genuinely took me time to read and process. I know the academia themes are prevalent in Alice's books, but the way they're discussed is phenomenal. This extravagant pressure to be clever and get degrees is so ingrained in modern society. I'm happy that the issues with that are being discussed in YA lit.
We all just want someone to hear us.
Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Child abuse, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Homophobia
pamelasoto'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
4.5
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Stalking, and Bullying
Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury
_toni_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Abandonment
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death
innerer_dialog'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? N/A
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Bullying
caiteve12'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
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship
dannythestreet'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: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Grief, and Animal death
Minor: Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
cookiecat73'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? It's complicated
4.5
The characters were definitely my favourite part, I thought they were all really good.
Some thoughts on the ending:
Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Blood, Outing, and Suicide
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement
abrokenmirror'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
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death
Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Eating disorder, and Gaslighting
captainoliimar'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
4.25
I really think I would have enjoyed this book while I was doing my A-Levels, though it does cover quite a few potentially triggering topics.
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Stalking
keato'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: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury