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athenian_frog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The other thing is that I wish there was more to Richard. And that we got to hear more about Oliver's family. Oliver was alright but he really shouldn't have been so shitty about some things, like someone having an eating disorder. I could see why the other cast members liked him but he had some iffy moments. I found the twist culprit to be REALLY easy to predict, I literally put together EXACTLY what happened like a little bit post murder, but I still had lots of fun.
If youre scared about reading without knowing Shakespeare I think you'll be fine. I've read like ONE work and I was able to get through this p easily. Once or twice I googled some of the characters they mentioned that I wasn't familiar with.
Oh btw I rlly liked Fillipa and Oliver just being supportive friends to one another. Felt like a nice break every time I read them being kind to each other.
I liked having the ending feel a little open. But, again, I wanted the characters to feel a little more fleshed out before the end.
Overall I'd give this like a 3.8 but I'll round it to a 4. I got through it fairly quickly.
Some spoilery notes:
-I wish Filippa and Wren had been written a bit better to stand on their own? Instead of just as supports to other characters.
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide
Minor: Eating disorder
galena19'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Eating disorder, Drug use, Body shaming, Bullying, and Blood
Minor: Vomit, Sexual content, and Homophobia
mamatrauma'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Death, Cursing, and Mental illness
addythebookbat's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Grief
aenor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide, Misogyny, Vomit, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Violence
alex1252'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Suicide
yzer2468'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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Cursing, Gaslighting, Blood, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Gore, Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexism, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Eating disorder
Minor: Vomit, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
bbygirl21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
But I am so glad that I pushed through, because from Act II until the end had me hooked. I was feeling all the emotions with this book once things started to pick up more.
This was an incredible read over I got into it. I loved the characters, faults and all. Aside from Richard. I don't think I could ever like him, but I think that's kinda the point, your not meant to like him.
The epilogue of this book got me though. I was close to tears several times throughout this book, but the epilogue was what got me. It's such a bittersweet ending. I'd for sure recommend, but like I said the first act was incredibly boring and difficult to get through for me. But once you get through that the book is great.
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Murder, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Eating disorder, Medical content, Suicide, and Vomit
llcardenas'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Bullying, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Homophobia, Alcohol, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Eating disorder, and Drug use
dearbhlanoonan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, Death, Blood, Addiction, Infidelity, Eating disorder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Vomit, Suicide, and Homophobia