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kellyung's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Sexual assault
Moderate: Pedophilia
issielg's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Grief
Minor: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment
raisingself's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Very dark and graphic with family trauma and substance abuse disorder central to the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
lindsayerin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Pedophilia
cultbyproxy's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
“Look at an umbilical cord—tough, sinuous, unlovely, yet essential—and compare it to a friendship bracelet of brightly woven thread. That is the difference between a sister an a friend.”
from the very beginning, Mellors had me believing that these sisters and their characteristics were cemented, forever encased in their grief. however, as the story took shape and their dreams, hopes and fears became my own, i was pleasantly surprised to feel my own grief.
to think back on my own experiences and see myself in these characters. a TikToker whose video i once watched (wild thing to be writing in a book review) stated, “it’s like i pull up my grief to every table i sit at,” and i think that holds to myself, to the Blue sisters, and for anyone who has every had to experience grief.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Chronic illness and Infidelity
Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual harassment