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day_fisher'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicide, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault
kwiko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual assault
xvicesx'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? Yes
5.0
I know it's a book about choices, and how people have the right to them, regardless of how one may feel about them. But it does pack one hell of a punch.
Graphic: Chronic illness and Medical content
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Minor: Death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Infidelity
dimondc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide and Medical content
Moderate: Death
Minor: Ableism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
missjuliamazing's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death and Ableism
Moderate: Sexual assault
azileotulp's review
- 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? Yes
4.0
There were a lot of things in general I liked about the book. I really liked Louisa and Will, and even if I found both of them frustrating at times, I also had sympathy for both. My biggest issue throughout the book was definitely the other characters, specifically Louisa's family. I could not stand Katrina at all, and the same thing with Patrick. I'm fine with characters being bad people, but they were both just so unnecessarily annoying and I thought it was frustrating how there was never really any justice. They were just bad people who got to do bad things without consequences. I didn't really like Louisa's dad either (not a fan of constantly calling your kid fat). I was mostly okay with Louisa's mom, and felt pretty bad for her at times, but she really bothered me at the end. Her grandpa and Thomas are honestly fine, but that's not really a compliment since they don't do that much anyway.
I did really like Camilla. Like I said before, I'm fine with characters being bad people, and while I don't think Camilla is totally awful, I can definitely see how she could be perceived that way. I feel like she had a lot more depth than Katrina or Patrick, and definitely a more tragic life, so I felt a lot more sympathy for her acting the way she did.
Overall, I did enjoy the book. There were times where I felt like the plot halted a bit, but those moments usually had nice character moments, so I can forgive it.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Suicide, Ableism, Death, Suicide attempt, and Medical content
Moderate: Blood, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Cursing, Infidelity, Self harm, and Sexual assault
Minor: Classism, Grief, and Fatphobia
cooloquirk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Moderate: Terminal illness, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Rape, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Suicide, and Medical trauma
phantomgecko'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? Yes
4.0
For real though, this novel asked difficult questions. And the ending...was difficult but as it should have been.
Interesting look into British life and culture tho. Lou felt like a real person. Not personally relatable but definitely lifelike.
I always like me a retelling of Beauty and the Beast tbh.
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Sexual assault
noooootalie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
brb gonna go finish crying about it š
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual assault
autumnlpalmer1976's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Suicide attempt