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fairy_internet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Blood, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Transphobia, Medical content, and Outing
neko_reads'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
3.5
now this book was really good, but I kind of don't know how to feel about it? Like there were certain parts that I really loved, but I was also kind of bored for a good part of the book.
now lets talk about the first half (angel/fereshtahs half). i love the ark and I love the way angel and juliet (calling angel angel because I can actually spell it properly) love the ark, and I know that if the ark was real I would probably also be a fangirl. i also love how they weren't portrayed as like annoying teenagers that go way too far for their fandom, and how they are kind of compared to the crazy fans. now mac. mac genuinely sucks and I hate him lol.
moving on to jimmys part of the story, I LOVE the dynamics between each member of the ark and the way they all have their individual problems and fears and loves, and how they deal with those problems as a whole. i LOVE the way rowan supports jimmy through his anxiety and panic attacks. and by the end, I loved the relationships between each character in the trio. and people say trios don't work lol.
now the end of the book. i LOVED so much of what was going on, but at the same time some of it felt kinda drawn out longer than it needed to be. and then the actual ending ending. well safe to say I did not see that coming. that ending hit out of NO WHERE. like yes I was expecting something to happen but what actually happened??? damn.
anyway 3.5 isn't a bad rating, and it might change as I have more time to think about the book and what actually happened. as always I still recommend this book as well as the rest of alice osemans books :)
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, and Outing
lettuce_read's review against another edition
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, and Outing
filipacmiranda's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Transphobia and Outing
lportilla's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Transphobia, Violence, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
cecilielaugesen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Things I did not like:
1. I thought the plot was weird, and at times it made me a little uncomfortable…
2. Some of the characters!
3. While I liked that it deals with some bigger topics such as identity and mental health, I did not like how it felt glossed over.
Also would definitely recommend checking the trigger warnings before reading:)
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Alcoholism and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Eating disorder, Blood, Stalking, Outing, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
beckyyreadss'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: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, and Outing
cdoubet's review
- 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: Alcoholism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Hate crime and Sexual assault
emburke'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: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Outing
betweentheshelves'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
4.5
I also appreciated that there's no central romance in this, it's more focused on friendship of the main two characters. They're both trying to figure out their place in the world, and finding each other kind of helps with that. Oseman really just excels at writing those kinds of relationships in her books, and that's what keeps me coming back to them.
Anyway, I can now say that I've read every single one of Alice Oseman's books, so yay! Can't wait for what's to come next.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, and Outing