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priscillarose'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
Moderate: Violence, Suicide, and Death
cooldudenick's review against another edition
Moderate: Violence and Death
Minor: Suicide
sophia_t_m'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: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide
teawitchontravel'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: Violence, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide
loafingdragon'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
Moderate: Blood, Suicide, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, and Car accident
Minor: Child death
rubadubindabathtub's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Me not even ten or so pages later: *balling my eyes out for the rest of the book*
READ THIS BOOK. DO IT. Of course if constant mentions of death is triggering for you, then don’t read it. I keep thinking about the book and just want to cry 😭
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
storykotori's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
- Just because your audience target is 13-14 years old doesn't mean you need to write as if you are also that age.
- The audience is aware your characters are dying and do not need you to remind them every three sentences.
- Random quotes from famous people that don't specifically relate to your characters doesn't make your book deep.
- There is no need to recap song lyrics from every song. This isn't fanficton.
The premise had potential, but the execution was poor; which was further emphasized by the juvenility of the writing style. Unfortunately, the characters weren't likable enough to pull you through.
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness, Gun violence, Suicide, and Death of parent
joov'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
Moderate: Death
Minor: Suicide and Terminal illness
butternana'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
2.75
I had no emotional connection to the characters, and the development between the main characters’ relationship just felt awfully forced.
Perhaps people in their teens may enjoy this book more, as it’s fairly simple and while covering a topic as profound as death, is easy to digest and doesn’t go into too many of the moral complexities involved with such a topic.
Moderate: Violence and Death
Minor: Suicide
gracedunne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Grief and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide