Scan barcode
maggiegirouard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
chris_reads'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
afmartins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence
a_mendoza'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
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Violence, and Dementia
Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War
tetetaeskz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Outing, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
shane_delier'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
davidbythebay'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
I was so enthralled by this, I lost track of time while reading. It was an immensely entertaining and sometimes sad book that brought sad tears and happy tears to my eyes. Beautifully written, this took a teenager's point of view but made him mature, yet adolescent. Henry was not a child and he was not an adult caught in a child's body. As Henry is gay, like many LGBTQ+ people, he has grown up and matured early so that he can combat the bullying and dangers of this world. His situation has provided even more instances by which he has had to grow up far too fast. I can't tell you how many times I've been told or my LGBTQ+ friends have been told how mature we are for our ages. It comes with the territory I guess. But having this mature teenaged perspective is dead on perfect.
I am absolutely going to read more by this author given how wonderful this book is.
⚠️ TW: violence, physical violence, abuse, parental abandonment, bullying, depression, suicide and suicidal ideation, sexual assault, pregnancy, miscarriage, loss, grief, neglectful parent, memory loss, talk of sexual situations (not in detail). ⚠️
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
mitsubachigirl's review
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Dementia, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction and Cancer
moon'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
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, and Miscarriage
Minor: Racism
rachelwierick'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
2.75
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail