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hales_1243'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual content, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Cursing, Vomit, Grief, Drug use, Biphobia, Blood, and Death
Drug use: descriprion of smoking (cigarettes and marijuana) on page.nightworldlove'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? It's complicated
5.0
The diversity of the characters is amazing, and I honestly can't say I disliked any of them. They all have their own stories and their own distinct personalities, even the side-characters really grew on me, a lot.
As for the story, I was so incredibly intrigued! From the very beginning I had my suspicions and really made me think, trying to solve the 'puzzle'. Without throwing any spoilers in here, I can say that it is not super lighthearted all the time, but it has made me laugh out loud, have me nearly bite my nails while on the edge of my seat, cursed with frustration and blushing during certain scenes, which almost never happens.
Huge kudos to the narrator, because she did an absolute phenomenal job, in my opinion. I thoroughly enjoyed her narrating style, all the character's voices and the way the emotions came across so vividly. I practically binged this audio book and had to (begrudgingly) kick my own ass to bed at 2.30am with only about 2 hours and 15 minutes left to go. It was nearly impossible to hit the pause button, so that's proof of how good it is.
Will definitely be recommending this (audio) book to everyone I know, because this one's fantastic <3
Moderate: Cursing and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Racial slurs, Drug use, Grief, and Sexism
There are some mentions of racism, homophobia, drug use, violence and sexism, but mostly when discussing the past (60s-70s)rainbowrocky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Edit: You know what I think this novel needs? Jane's POV. If we had a dual POV with Jane and August, I think it would have been so much better. We could have seen her flashbacks instead of just being told about them through August's eyes. That would have been so much better and maybe getting her inner thoughts about how she feels about August wouldn't make the romance so one-sided for me.
Graphic: Homophobia, Death, Abandonment, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Confinement, Child abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Cursing, Hate crime, and Racism
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
savreads28'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Sexual content, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Mental illness
koobone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Homophobia, Xenophobia, Racism, Police brutality, Hate crime, and Fire/Fire injury
emstring'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? It's complicated
4.25
Minor: Sexual content, Homophobia, Drug use, and Grief
dragon_s_hoard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement and Grief
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Car accident, Drug use, Alcohol, Death, Abandonment, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Classism, Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Terminal illness
carefulfearanddeaddevotion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, and Confinement
Moderate: Xenophobia, Homophobia, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, Deadnaming, Police brutality, and Drug use
sagittarius_pegasus'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, and Racism
Minor: Drug use
chris_reads'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Dysphoria and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Hate crime, and Homophobia