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abiyy'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Blood, and Car accident
gracescanlon'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
3.0
Strike one: The story was odd, as was the main character. Also, the narrative voice continually switched from conversational to more lofty prose, often from one sentence to the next and back again. Many of the more conversational ones were actually dependent clauses, which brought the immediate shift in tone from literary fiction-esque sentences to non-sentences into even sharper contrast.
Strike two: The book touched on issues around those who grew up with money and those who didn’t, but didn’t delve deeply into them. This was fine, actually, as the MC idolized the old-money characters for most of it. However, her shift in opinion of those types of characters neglected to address topics like entitlement and never knowing financial struggle or hardship. She did, however, shift her thinking on theft from such people. So to see one side of her opinion about the “haves and have-nots” change, but not the other (at least not on the page), rang insincere.
Strike three: The entire book was so predictable that when it met the tired tropes and twists without deviation, I was truly in disbelief — disbelief that anyone could be that unoriginal.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Misogyny, Car accident, Drug use, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, and Toxic relationship
lizzym126's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Classism, Death, Toxic friendship, Blood, Car accident, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
giulianalb99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
aseel_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Classism, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Murder, and Death of parent
just_one_more_paige's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
moonchild_cos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Drug use, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Death
Moderate: Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content
uranaishi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Alcohol, Classism, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Murder
Minor: Misogyny, Blood, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual content, and Stalking