Reviews with content warning for Suicide attempt - Skim

This is a good reading to just pass the time. I felt like it had a good story with no certain direction. Although this did leave me with questions because of the sudden ending but overall really enjoyed it. Would recommend for a quick-read.

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duriancake's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was refreshing to read and was something I'm so glad I picked up! The art was beautiful and was a beautiful heartfelt story about growing up and loss. Initially, I was unsure about what to expect from this book after reading Amazon reviews since some seemed to come off that the book was romanticizing adult/minor relationships but I felt that the narrative was designed to show it wasn't a good thing even if it didn't say it explicitly. Race isn't a major topic in the book but it also had a moment that reaffirmed ones I had growing up Asian in a pwi and was nice to see incorporated into the story.

The ending was hopeful and had Skim finding her own way by

leaving behind a toxic relationship and a toxic friendship for Katie Matthews who unexpectedly befriends her and is hinted to end up with Skim.

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witchofthemountains's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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? It's complicated

4.0

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itslil_iguess's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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dhritigupta's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

“I think everything you do and everything people do to you leaves a mark, or at least it affects who you are.”

i wish the part of the story where things start to look up for kim was longer! still, i think the book captured the heaviness of being a teen in a nuanced way and i liked the wiccan/90s toronto backdrop.

i kept waiting for the trauma of a teacher-student relationship to be addressed more significantly, and i don’t think that really happened

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theautumnalreader's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

While the art and writing is well crafted, I was not the right audience for this graphic novel. While it's a coming of age story, and I think it has honest reflections of being in a girl's school that redeem the work, I really should have checked the trigger warnings.

I was neither prepared or happy with the pedophilia involved that doesn't really get addressed.

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acecatlady's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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