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valerian_honeybee'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? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Homophobia
Moderate: Racism, Death, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Police brutality
pandemonicbaby'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
3.75
I didn't *completely and absolutely fall in love* with the entire cast of characters as most other people seem to, but I did end up liking them a lot.
Also. I can excuse sex on an empty subway cart. but sex on a PACKED subway??? thats crazy😭😭😭
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Homophobia
Moderate: Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Police brutality, Blood, Racism, Biphobia, and Death
Minor: Car accident, Violence, Vomit, and Antisemitism
rainbowrocky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Edit: You know what I think this novel needs? Jane's POV. If we had a dual POV with Jane and August, I think it would have been so much better. We could have seen her flashbacks instead of just being told about them through August's eyes. That would have been so much better and maybe getting her inner thoughts about how she feels about August wouldn't make the romance so one-sided for me.
Graphic: Homophobia, Death, Abandonment, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Confinement, Child abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Cursing, Hate crime, and Racism
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
booksoversecondbreakfast's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Homophobia, Police brutality, and Xenophobia
koobone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Homophobia, Xenophobia, Racism, Police brutality, Hate crime, and Fire/Fire injury
apileofcranes'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
No matter how small, every character seems so vibrant with their own story and interpersonal relationships with not only the main character but everyone else around them, which I feel is rare to find in a character. It makes the city it's set in feel that much more alive, and the plot to save a dying local diner that much more compelling. Add in a dash of magic that blends perfectly with the feeling of being a small part of a big city, an incredible found family, and a heist, and I'm not sure what could top this. And it also managed to make the subway romantic. I can't think of a single critique.
This book is so unapologetically steeped in queerness, both past and present, that it makes me want to cry. The emotional core of the story expertly weaves plotlines and history together in a way that had me sobbing. I loved this book.
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Transphobia, Police brutality, Biphobia, Racism, and Religious bigotry
k1313'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: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Police brutality, Addiction, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Transphobia, Death, Hate crime, and Racism
scifi_rat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Cursing, Death, Alcohol, and Homophobia
Minor: Police brutality, Misogyny, and Racism
ari_is_tired'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
4.25
Moderate: Alcohol and Cursing
Minor: Homophobia, Police brutality, Violence, Abandonment, and Racism
carefulfearanddeaddevotion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, and Confinement
Moderate: Xenophobia, Homophobia, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, Deadnaming, Police brutality, and Drug use