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nixicat1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent
lyssie03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
also. regarding atlas, depending on the situation, i tend to have few problems with 16–18 relationships [dependent on the fact that there are no power imbalances, grooming, and that no one is being harmed, etc]; e.g., if the older person had just turned 18/the younger person’s 17th is soon/they had been together prior to one partner turning 18. however, there was genuinely no need for them to have sex. their relationship, to serve as the comparison to ryle and lily’s, worked well enough before the scene and it would have had the same impact had she left that scene out as it had already been established how much they meant to each other and how crucial he was as a fellow child of an abusive home.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
munachireads's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
veritas19's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Cursing
Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
kfquarium'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
jessbellreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pregnancy
Minor: Gun violence and Death of parent
escape_to_reality's review against another edition
2.0
I don't really like the ending, divorcing Ryle was a great decision, but Atlas and Lily would have been better as friends. When they were young the age gap was too big and the domestic violence is not handled in the best way either.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
stindex's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting
sof_721's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
skeptic_hecate's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I know the book wants the reader to heavily root for Lily and Atlas, but Atlas is an actual groomer? I culdn't quite get past that, he is a creepy older boy who took advantage of a child. Again, he was desperate and homeless, but even with the uncle story, he went ahead and took advantage of a child.
Lily has no friends, no support system, nothing, she has to go to her groomer in her time of need. I can understand an immigrant or a victim of human traffikking having this issue, but she is a young beautiful woman with a realtively affluent family and some university education.
The whole flower business is very unrealistic.
Why is Ryle a sociopath? There is no build up, the man goes from Dr. Jeykill to Mr. Hyde in no time. There is no siubstance abuse, physical abuse among peers or latent mental illness, he is just cruel for the sake of being cruel. That doesn't seem realistic to me, but what do I know.
The time jumps are very blunt, I don't think there is enough developement for them, to be honest.
I get why this book is dicotomic, I get why it it loved and loathed, in similar degrees. my best friend loves this book, I just found it mid tier, it is not good, nor it is especially bad, it is just middle of the read for me. I would not recommend it to someone who has a similar taste as me, but I won't actively disscourage someone reading it or anjoying it.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship