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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
hales_1243's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual content, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Cursing, Vomit, Grief, Drug use, Biphobia, Blood, and Death
Drug use: descriprion of smoking (cigarettes and marijuana) on page.nightworldlove'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
The diversity of the characters is amazing, and I honestly can't say I disliked any of them. They all have their own stories and their own distinct personalities, even the side-characters really grew on me, a lot.
As for the story, I was so incredibly intrigued! From the very beginning I had my suspicions and really made me think, trying to solve the 'puzzle'. Without throwing any spoilers in here, I can say that it is not super lighthearted all the time, but it has made me laugh out loud, have me nearly bite my nails while on the edge of my seat, cursed with frustration and blushing during certain scenes, which almost never happens.
Huge kudos to the narrator, because she did an absolute phenomenal job, in my opinion. I thoroughly enjoyed her narrating style, all the character's voices and the way the emotions came across so vividly. I practically binged this audio book and had to (begrudgingly) kick my own ass to bed at 2.30am with only about 2 hours and 15 minutes left to go. It was nearly impossible to hit the pause button, so that's proof of how good it is.
Will definitely be recommending this (audio) book to everyone I know, because this one's fantastic <3
Moderate: Cursing and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Racial slurs, Drug use, Grief, and Sexism
There are some mentions of racism, homophobia, drug use, violence and sexism, but mostly when discussing the past (60s-70s)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
1jessicabearx'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
I fell in love with this city and this family and I don’t want to leave.
The relationship between Jane and August is beautiful and I thought the character development was really well paced. I love the friendship group and found family aspect, and Jane. I think 70% of my annotations were about how much I fancy her haha.
I’m 50/50 with the ending, it’s definitely cute and tugs on your heart strings! But it would have been very interesting to see the alternative.
If you’re looking for a story that’s hilarious, LGBTQ+, has found family, and is a little heartbreaking, definitely give this a read.
Moderate: Sexual content and Homophobia
Minor: Grief and Death
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
mj_86'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content
Moderate: Death and Grief
savreads28'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
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Sexual content, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Mental illness
teacupsandfirereads'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
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Grief
beckyyreadss'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
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Homophobia
Moderate: Grief, Death, and Racism
Minor: Hate crime and Car accident