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nara_knl's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Outing, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Pregnancy
daisythesprout'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
"I am someone who survives. I am a liar and I'm a thief and I'm a con artist. And I hope I'm still the girl you're in love with, because I am really, really in love with you."
4 1/2 stars
Ohhhhh. That was good.
Sharpe's story is as sharp(e) as her name - it skirts no edges, and deflects no lines. Brutal, haunting, and irrevocably unforgettable.
This is a book about many people, and one person. It's a collection of many stories. Stories about trauma and love and the press of bruised skin and finding yourself. The characters are tender and oh-so-real, but there is no shying away from the darkness in here. We start at the end, and we work back through the past, untangling the webbed histories of the people our protagonist has passed by. We watch Nora unfold, and it's like a chrysalis opening.
It's about knives and secrets and all the ways you can hurt and be hurt. But even through all that - it's about friendship, and healing, and the mysterious grey ways light works in.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Bullying, and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Abortion
bealittlebrave's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, and Death
ifoundcallie'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: Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Murder, Pedophilia, and Cursing
Minor: Chronic illness, Bullying, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Vomit, Rape, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Car accident
fox2800'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
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Abortion, Bullying, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Blood, and Gaslighting
erinbrenner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, Bullying, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Murder
Minor: Kidnapping and Medical content
dani_saur30's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, and Kidnapping
leahkarge'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
4.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Vomit, Gun violence, and Abortion
tigger89'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
4.0
The exploration of Nora's identities was very well done. While the younger two had few details, I feel that I really got to know Haley, Katie and Ashley. The trauma incurred and their responses to it were the most realistic part of the book, to the point where I suggest checking content warnings before reading. Additionally, I really liked the dynamic between Nora, Iris and Wes, especially how Iris stepped into the role of Nora's accomplice. It's always nice to see explicitly bisexual characters, and here we've got two of them!
I wasn't so much a fan of how the past was revealed. It skipped around, teasing without telling, and I sometimes wasn't sure when or who I was. There were also a few mysteries teased but never delivered upon, such as the forest fire. It was made out to be a whole big thing, but we never saw the moment go down, and were left to piece together what might have happened from what came before and after. That seemed odd to me, given that it was such a pivotal moment in the Nora-Wes-Iris drama.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Bullying
Minor: Pregnancy and Abortion
pageswithamber'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault