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alice_ca_glisse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Classism, Mental illness, Child abuse, and Death of parent
saramassoudi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Classism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts
blackaliss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
a_rash_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Racism, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Classism, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
avabudavari's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Addiction, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Death, Genocide, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, and Mental illness
letheii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexual harassment
kitfkat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Body shaming, Violence, Domestic abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
gabrizzle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
redefiningrachel'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Death, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Misogyny
Minor: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy
moeish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
There were times where I really felt for the characters, relating to them during hard hitting moments and reflecting upon my own similar past experiences. Yet, there were so many more times where these characters simply drove me insane.
This entire book consists of two people-both entirely unable to communicate or really even function properly-repeatedly falling in and out of a relationship with each other.
It. Was. A. Drag.
I can’t remember how many times I’ve yelled at them both to just MOVE ON! Clearly their relationship is not working and something needs to change. But instead they both just remain miserable until reconnecting and then falling apart again.
And their severe codependency for one another did not feel romantic in the slightest. Especially for Marianne, who even by the end of the book seemed to find her only sense of self worth through however Connell viewed her. And although I do relate to her struggles, that’s all the more reason why I desperately wanted her to get AWAY from Connell and find love for herself on her own terms. Not just cling to him more!
There was nothing but a few sweet moments between these two that had ever made me feel like I wanted to root for them. Maybe if they had tried harder, maybe if for a while things had gotten better. But they didn’t. Throughout the entire book they had both stayed the same.
Tldr, this book was seriously not for me.
Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Classism, Eating disorder, and Bullying