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hematthews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Death
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Minor: Medical trauma and Vomit
irisvdn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Bullying, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Murder
Minor: Suicide
lordefarquaad's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit
bookishandlegal's review against another edition
I did get used to the characters and came to like them and was interested in their stories. Maeve and Luis particularly was a fun thing to watch grow. Once I figured out the overarching mystery we were trying to solve I was more interested (but also annoyed because it took the characters forever to put two and two together and I figured out most of the twists well before they happened). After the “main twist” I thought the story dragged a bit and should have finished faster than it did, but I was surprised by the final twist at the end…didn’t see that coming at all.
The full cast audio was good and having different narrators for the different chapter points of view worked really well. Overall a fine read, but I think if I hadn’t been reading on audio during a full day of driving I would have stopped reading this one.
Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Cancer, Bullying, and Alcohol
Death threats; stalking; bomb explosionmoopreads'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: Death and Stalking
Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness
larabezzina'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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Vomit, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Stalking
sarahsbookss'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
4.25
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, and Death
Minor: Sexual content, Medical content, and Gaslighting
evavstheworld's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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That said, I found the book to contain a lot of triggers- the full list will be at the bottom! With my first McManus book, I was oblivious as to how certain topics could affect readers, but I took that lesson to heart whilst reading the sequel. I think McManus likes to put all her teenage characters through a LOT, all in a very short span of time. ⠀
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Suicide, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Homophobia and Racism
sorcha's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, and Sexual assault
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Suicide, and Vomit