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hellokatya's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
now let me be clear, this book absolutely wasn’t made for my tastes, so take my feelings with a grain of salt.
- the writing was fantastic — claire fuller creates a beautiful atmosphere and is incredible at description and making words come to life; i just wasn’t looking for that in a book. i found myself skimming passages and having to re-read a few times to understand what was happening
- the writing style took quite a while to get used to. it reads a little odd - i’m not sure what it is - and it took me out of the immersion. it was a chore for a while to try and figure out what was being portrayed
- i rarely wanted to pick it back up once i’d put it down — the only thing that kept me going was hoping the ending would suffice, but it kind of just went flat. i wasn’t impressed and felt there was a lot that could’ve been explored further.
- the ending felt very rushed and more closing down than finishing up a story
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment
Minor: Pregnancy
erisouls's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Also the main character seemed to me to be on the spectrum. Many of her thought processes were quite similar to my own and others I’ve spoken to who are also autistic. Perhaps unintended representation. Either way loved the main character
Graphic: Child death, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, Grief, Infertility, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Religious bigotry, Vomit, Blood, and Infidelity
lelly's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Alcohol, Violence, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Animal death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Child death, Toxic friendship, and Infidelity
jennikreads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Murder, Death of parent, and Child death
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Infidelity
morbidplot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Vomit