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violetbooklover'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, and Colonisation
themdash'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
4.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
laurensgaylife'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood and Vomit
leonormsousa'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
lucystolethesky'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: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, and War
thelittle_seokmin'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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Blood
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Alcohol, and Classism
hayleyvem'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
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Child abuse
harmonique'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: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail
casey_sunshine'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
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Self harm, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
shmandy'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
Everything about this was so lovely and warm and real. All the familiar faces and references and my undying love for the Montague siblings. I just wanted to squish them all and make sure they were all okay.
I am a hard proponent of first-person POV being eradicated from my sight but Mackenzi Lee is the absolute exception to this rule. Being in Adrian's head was so well done. I felt his anxiety in the pit of my stomach the entire time. Her writing style is so incredible, Monty and Felicity and Adrian are all similar but different and it's so lovely to have had the chance to be inside each of their heads.
This was really just a warm hug of a book that also left me on the edge of my seat.
I highly recommend everyone read this series - mostly, for the joy that is Monty and then again getting to experience him trying to be a big brother at 39 years old. The humour is incredible and the scene-setting is so well done I always truly feel like I'm right inside the story.
An excellent start to 2022!
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Alcohol