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justjaqueline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Death of parent
sam_gartley91'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
Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia
ophycore'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: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Outing
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Alcohol
mythopoeia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Outing
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, and Death of parent
readingwithkaitlyn'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: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, and Outing
Minor: Cancer
theespressoedition'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
3.5
Only Mostly Devastated surprised me in a lot of good ways. It kept my interest much more than most young adult romances - and actually, I wouldn't even necessarily describe it as a romance. Yes, there was young love in it, but the focus was much more on the characters themselves and how they developed and grew together and individually.
There was a found family element to this that was so entertaining. It was the most chaotic, disruptive, and sometimes stressful family, but I enjoyed reading about each of them and seeing how they changed as the story went on. The support that was a running theme throughout the book was really pleasing. I like when characters encourage one another to be themselves. Sure, there was teen drama and plenty of it, but for the most part, the characters did grow and learn from the harm they sometimes caused.
What I did feel was a bit of a disconnect. This is primarily just because I'm an adult reading a young adult book and I recognize that's a very normal thing. I'm not reading this to feel connection to the characters. I liked them, but I don't think I'll be revisiting the book. However, I do plan to read some of the author's other works because I liked the style of writing and the story itself.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Biphobia, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Outing
Minor: Chronic illness and Sexual content
courtnoodles'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
3.0
Ollie and Lara were great though
Graphic: Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing
fenouil's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Moderate: Homophobia and Death of parent
kjn1329'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
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, and Alcohol
shelby9'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: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Homophobia, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Eating disorder, and Alcohol