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inkylabyrinth's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I wish there was less "and that's when my life was about to get much worse" and more trust that the story was unfolding just fine on its own. But the writing went down ever so smoothly, and I will be keeping my eye on what else Thrash writes.
However, setting your book in the 90s is not an excuse to use the R slur over and over. It was quite unnecessary.
Graphic: Drug use
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual violence
Minor: Ableism
melsuke's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Murder
Language jump scares!savshelfinger'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
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Transphobia, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Homophobia, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Drug abuse
nervousleigh's review against another edition
Content warnings are just from the 10% I managed to get through, there may be more content later in the novel.
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual violence
Minor: Ableism and Antisemitism
honestlyyours77's review against another edition
3.75
One issue I had was the transitions are clunky. There was one spot where it looks like a chapter is missing as the jump just doesn’t read well. However, it gets back on track easily.
It’s definitely a ride of twists and turns, a bit unrealistic and repetitive. But I like that it’s not a story that just ties everything up in a nice little package with a cheery bow.
The language is a bit jarring so you have to keep the time period in your mind as it’s just being authentic to the time period. However, I expect it may be triggering to some folks and probably should come with trigger warnings at the beginning of the book.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Outing
1kelsey_jw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia
ann40'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Outing
nikenacs'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
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Transphobia, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Alcohol
breanneporter's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Obviously it's quite dark, darker than I'd realized it'd be, and while I was quite engaged for the first two parts, I did find my interest waning a bit in the third (and final) part, where I felt like it was dragging on a bit longer than necessary, especially given the narration style, which frequently hinted at what was going to happen (or at least the spirit of what would happen) long before we got there chronilogically. There stopped being surprises/plot twists after part 1, which surprised and disappointed me, as I was hoping for another gasp-worthy moment that never came. It's very gay, with both a cis and a trans lesbian as main characters, which I loved, but it was often just so bleak and often the ways that characters acted and the things they said felt too horrible and ridiculous than could be believed. There were a few different developments that I felt were introduced and then didn't go anywhere interesting (
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Blood, Murder, and Lesbophobia
whatsemilyreadin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail