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mdavis26's review
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Abandonment, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Grief
mothebad's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The beginning of the book is downright atrocious I’m ngl. I did DNF for a while and then returned.
The MC’s voice was annoying and a pain to be in at the beginning because despite being 25 she read as very juvenile. I understand she’s a late bloomer but somethings were too much for me.
The best part of this book were the conversations and moments around grief, it is clear that’s where George’s writing shines.
Everything else though was not very good. In an attempt to portray Maddie (MC) as naive and a late bloomer there were extremely biphobic things said/thought by our character. There was also a fatphobic comment. I wish Maddie was constructed with as much care as the grief storyline was, it would’ve made me care about her more.
Thank you St Martins Press for the ARC
The MC’s voice was annoying and a pain to be in at the beginning because despite being 25 she read as very juvenile. I understand she’s a late bloomer but somethings were too much for me.
The best part of this book were the conversations and moments around grief, it is clear that’s where George’s writing shines.
Everything else though was not very good. In an attempt to portray Maddie (MC) as naive and a late bloomer there were extremely biphobic things said/thought by our character. There was also a fatphobic comment. I wish Maddie was constructed with as much care as the grief storyline was, it would’ve made me care about her more.
Thank you St Martins Press for the ARC
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia
Minor: Fatphobia
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