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chonkooch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
However at certain crucial points the writing style made it difficult to tell what was actually going on: for example,
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Sexism, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Vomit, Misogyny, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Rape
ashlee_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship and Physical abuse
Moderate: Rape, Drug use, Death of parent, and Child death
introverted_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
However, I feel that this book is somewhat problematic. If it were published even 10 years ago, I’d be more understanding of some of the themes/ideas within this book, but considering it was published in 2019, it is extremely concerning to see the pro-ana/pro-mia culture of the 2000-2010s finding its way into a contemporary piece of fiction. The arguably romantic depiction of this culture feels very out of place and extremely harmful. With eating disorders worryingly on the rise, and pro-ana/mia culture finding a renaissance on TikTok, I personally am concerned at the misconstrued ideas held within Lowe’s novel. For a book published in 2019 with a host of academic psychiatry resources and credible eating disorder information available online, to have such a glorified depiction of eating disorder themes doesn’t sit right with me. I feel as if there must be a reexamination of what exactly is being presented within this book, as I feel as though this could be dangerous in some hands.
Graphic: Car accident, Drug abuse, Rape, Blood, Sexual assault, Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm
annniina98's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Murder
madeleinebay's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Car accident, Death, Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Child death, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Body shaming
cosycourtney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Car accident, and Drug use
rachelleigh21's review against another edition
2.0
Moderate: Rape
danajoy's review against another edition
2.25
Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Rape
amelianotthepilot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
jamesflint's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Animal death
Moderate: Rape, Alcohol, and Torture