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culpeppper'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Body horror, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, and Blood
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Medical content, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pregnancy, Racism, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Bullying, Drug use, and Eating disorder
Minor: Vomit and Violence
madisonbleeker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Racism
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Pregnancy, and Mental illness
mariafordon'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Body horror, Blood, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Pedophilia
Minor: Classism and Drug use
_sappho_wannabe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Would be 5 stars if I could see myself rereading but I don’t.
Graphic: Mental illness, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Body shaming, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Moderate: Violence, Gore, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment
ajiinaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Body horror
Moderate: Eating disorder and Child abuse
Minor: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
tifftastic87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I liked this more in concept than in execution. There were a lot of really tense moments that kept me reading, but the pacing was incredibly slow and that made it difficult for me to finish. I like a slow paced dreamy literary horror, but there was something about this one that didn't quite work for me. I wanted a little more out of it. I did really appreciate the conversation the book was having about the pressure on teenage girls, the expectations on those who are not wealthy and how being a first generation child of immigrants can really mess with that. Ren felt incredibly isolated constantly, and that put her in a lot of really awful situations, I felt for her in those moments. I am still unsure about the ending, but I did like some aspects of it. I think the somewhat metaphorical examination of mental health was done really well, but also here I wanted a little more. I think the ending is where it kind of lost a bit of the punch it was going for.
Spoiler for the ending:
Graphic: Sexual assault, Self harm, Racism, Blood, Eating disorder, Body horror, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Addiction, and Abandonment
joensign's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Racism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Medical content, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
angela_iseli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Body horror, Toxic friendship, and Bullying
Moderate: Racism, Fatphobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Eating disorder
jcnfia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, Homophobia, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Mental illness
Minor: Bullying and Classism
henrygravesprince's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Self harm, Medical trauma, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Eating disorder, Racism, Gore, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content
Minor: Misogyny, Body shaming, Medical content, Xenophobia, and Ableism