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talonsontypewriters'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? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness
Moderate: Medical content, Abandonment, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Racism
Minor: Grief, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt
spinesinaline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
It is one that hits harder if you connect in any way to the MC (always love reading these books about new grads lost in life!). The friendships are truly the best part and I loved an interview with the author where she shared her ideas of where they’d all be now that the book has wrapped up. So easy to fall in love with each of these characters!
Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, and Self harm
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Medical content
storykath'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Mental illness, and Sexism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Medical content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
averyrembish'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
4.25
Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, and Self harm
Minor: Medical content, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia
cassielaj'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism
Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, Medical content, and Self harm
Minor: Sexual content
marareading'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
3.25
This story isn't at all what I was expecting. It was outside my genre comfort zone. The writing was beautiful. It was much more serious than I was expecting. I loved the found family, and the way the author handled mental health issues. I liked the second half much more than the first. I liked that the main characwas closer to 30 and out of college. That is an age geoup that isn't as commonly written. It is very much worth the read.
Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical trauma and Medical content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Gaslighting
thisiscourt'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
4.0
Moderate: Self harm, Racism, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Medical content and Cursing
therainbowshelf'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
📘The Gist 📘: After finishing her Doctorate, Grace's life plans quickly fall apart. At the same time, she deals with reimagining her life outside of accademia. In the midst of this pressure, Grace has an opportunity to build a relationship with a woman she accidentally married in Vegas.
📒Representation📒: BIPOC mc and sc, wlw, women in science, queer sc
💕 For readers looking for 💕: explorations of life transitions between accademia and careers, romance, emotional and mental health
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Self harm, and Grief
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual content, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
valpyre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
it took me well over half the book to really start getting into it, and relating to the story. i'm not sure how much of the writing style was purposeful, in that it was supposed to reflect the mood/fog that the protagonist was in for much of the book. the prose was often too purple and repetitive (vs. emphatic, whicvh for me -- i understand the intention behind it, but it really grated on me, to the point where i considered dnf-ing. i just found it really hard to become immersed, although i was invested in the protag's relationships (friendships more than the romance), because i couldn't help but think, "no one really speaks that way". it was just too dreamy and awkward for me. the ending was pretty satisfying, and i appreciated that it wasn't perfect in every way. ultimately, the premise of the story was pretty good, but the execution fell flat for me.
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Alcohol
Minor: Racism and Medical content
puttingwingsonwords'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: Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Self harm, Racism, and Medical content
Minor: Grief, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent