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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
I think a one’s experience of a book is greatly determined by their expectations. I know people who gave good, sad, books a low rating because they were expecting a cute rom-com. Thankfully I knew what this book had in store and saw the trigger warnings. Therefore I got to experience this book for what it was, and it was gorgeous. Sure, it was incredibly hard to read at times and very sad, but the writing is sublime and the characters are very real. Everything about this story is gritty and grim; but that renders the sweet moments, the kind moments all the more lovely.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Religious bigotry
Minor: Child death
Good lord this was sad. I'm not even sure what else to say about it. The story started out light hearted, a secret romance between two high school boys in the 90s, and turned dark rather quickly.
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Wonderful descriptions used throughout the book make it mysterious.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault
Lost a star due to a confusing ending. Very fast reading though, as a sense of doom kept me from putting it down.
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don’t want to rate this one. It’s well written, but heartbreaking on so many levels. Not what I needed right now.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated