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emily_mh'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Drug use, Gun violence, Death of parent, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Car accident
Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, Homophobia, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Cursing, Sexual harassment, and Alcohol
Moderate: conversion therapy, eye trauma Minor: gambling, loss of a loved one, self-injuryleanne_miron'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
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Murder
Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Violence
Minor: Medical content and Homophobia
robin1010's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The pacing was horrendous. The novel spends almost the exact same amount of time on each event that happens, regardless of how important or how much explanation this event needs.
The relationship itself also, frankly, sucks. It has all the chemistry of a dead fish. Largely because Helen is as blank as they come, but theres also no development, no time spent just getting to know them, no interaction that isn't painfully generic and could be any couple speaking to each other. It was boring reading about them.
The characters, themes, and content needed more space to breathe than such a short book gave it, and the author needed to choose a focus rather than juggling too many things at once.
Graphic: Blood, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Death
shereadytoread's review
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Sexism and Homophobia
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Violence, Police brutality, and Gun violence
elderwoodreads's review
- 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
Graphic: Gore, Death, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Homophobia and Car accident
daffodilcherry's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Wheelhouse items: hardboiled detective, abrahamic mythology, historical setting but there's magic, lesbian love story, murder mystery.
Content warning explanations:
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Blood, Sexism, Death, Murder, Violence, and Gun violence
tahsintries's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Blood, and Homophobia
seyfert'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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Gore
Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Death of parent, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Gun violence
emfass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death, Violence, Murder, Gore, and Sexism
Moderate: Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Confinement, Mental illness, and Car accident
just_one_more_paige'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
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Murder, Police brutality, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Violence