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celestialg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy
graceel35's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual harassment
redefiningrachel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Body shaming, Gun violence, Blood, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
evan_all's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
lydialoooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism
Minor: Grief and Sexual harassment
lovealwaysadi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Classism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Blood, Medical content, and Abortion
kyrashelf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexism, Violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
jor_dy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
- the exploration (even if minuscule) of quite literally each and every character that is mentioned
- the summertime vibe
- easy, quick read
- the author’s understanding that humans have multiple sides, and people aren’t always 100% good (though it matter that they try to be)
- chosen family
- the ending
- NINA CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
- kit and ricky are literally robin and steve
what i disliked:
- characters are allowed only ONE personality trait, except nina who gets TWO because she’s the author’s favorite 😊
- the relationship between the siblings. on one hand, they love each other very much and it is clear that they would do anything for each other. but at the same time they did not feel like they were written as sibling. they felt more like childhood friends???
- the timeline was so ambiguous?? like it could be set at literally any point in history after 1950. i wish the time periods in the book were more clearly detailed and it felt like i was actually experiencing the characters in, say, the ‘60s or the ‘80s
- the omniscient, constantly switching pov. i don’t care about whoever tf wendy is get back to the main point.
- when the men in the book got mad at someone for accusing them of shit they know they did
- everything felt so utterly predictable
Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Miscarriage, Violence, Car accident, and Pregnancy
nina riva, a central character, is a model and as part of that she mentions being on a dietmels_reading_log'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
mbichaela'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
4.0
literally a perfect summer read!! but i have these thoughts in mind:
- it had a nice resolution but i've expected it to be juicier towards the end
- i loved the family dynamics
- i understand that the introduction of many celebrities at the party felt fundamental to describe the energy but it wasn't very clear
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Car accident and Sexual harassment