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flaminggecko'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Confinement, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, and Gaslighting
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, and Animal death
eni_iilorak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, Child abuse, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Cursing, and Abandonment
Minor: Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Drug use, Murder, Stalking, and Grief
emilywemily6'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcohol, Racism, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Drug use, Cannibalism, Medical content, Grief, and Sexual content
julesadventurezone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body shaming, and Blood
Moderate: Cursing, Animal death, Racism, Bullying, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Self harm, Body horror, and Medical content
Minor: Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Classism, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Murder, and Racial slurs
skeuomorphism's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
+ the hardcover edition of this book is so pretty???????
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Animal death and Racism
tigger89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Unfortunately, overall I didn't like this book as much as Kingfisher's other two. Perhaps it was the genre shift, the addition of teased romantic tension between our intrepid protagonist and the sexy gardener, or the fact that a large part of the story's build-up could have been skipped if the protagonist and her mother had just had That Conversation at any point before the story was two-thirds of the way over. But that doesn't mean it's bad! The bar was just set very high, is all.
Now, the most important question: do the vultures and/or ladybugs die?
Moderate: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia
Minor: Racism, Animal death, Child death, and Dementia
Anyone with a fear of bugs should be aware there's multiple scenes involving swarms of ladybugs crawling around and on the point of view character.