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taelights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Murder, Outing, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Violence and Mass/school shootings
deadgirlwalking23's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Suicide
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Mass/school shootings
jannetommo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Outing
Minor: Self harm and Mass/school shootings
classicpseudonym's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
i feel like i was more hooked than i'm willing to admit because this was a typical ya book about high school and murder (except by peanut oil i guess), but i still wanted to read on even though this doesn't exactly align with my book tastes. and the build-up of everything was pretty well executed, so props to mcmanus on a thrilling debut.
on the other hand, i'm looking back immediately after and i feel like i didn't really get anything out of it? if that makes sense. i wasn't a big fan of the hold that romance and relationships had on the plot and the book overall, but that's just how high school is portrayed in general, and i'm not a big romance person so i'm probably just biased. me saying "i didn't get anything out of it" isn't to say that the psychological themes and the perspectives/narration of each of the characters wasn't interesting, but i just feel like i wouldn't want to read this book again. like the case with two can keep a secret (which i don't remember anything about, then again its been years) i don't think i'd remember anything about the book besides the ending (which will haunt me even though i felt it coming) in a few months.
so if you want fast paced, thrilling, and haunting in a ya sort of way read, i'd recommend. there are a lot a lot of trigger warnings though, so i'd recommend that people keep that in mind if they read. if you tend to stay away from ya thriller/mystery books like i do, maybe still give it a read if you're bored because i feel like it's decently well done, but it wasn't my favorite book personally and it might not be yours either. then again, i think it's just because i think too much and i gravitate towards books that are really deep and get my mind all jumbled on the issues of society. but that's a me problem. pretty good book overall though.
Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Outing, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent
elizabeth12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Suicide
Minor: Mass/school shootings
graceev's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings
chapterobsessed's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The show was decent. The book was definitely better. They changed too much in the show. Found myself getting annoyed.
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Suicide
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Mass/school shootings
daphneereads'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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Outing
Moderate: Cancer and Drug use
Minor: Mass/school shootings
i_write_on_occasion'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: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, and Suicide
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Outing
Minor: Mass/school shootings
katiescott'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Minor: Mass/school shootings