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sarah984's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I really did not like this book at all. The prose was ridiculously overwritten, the characters were boring (and it was kind of interesting that the only non-villains who were jerks in a way that Sideways took issue with were trans people, hmm) and constantly made really stupid decisions. It seemed a bit goofy to me that the girls become friends so quickly, like one night this girl is paying Sideways $40 to be a freak show at her party and the next day she is ready to die for her?? A lot of dialogue felt very "author voice", like when a character who was generally very fussy and worried said that their town needed more gangs.
For huge stretches of the book nothing happened. I liked the concept of the book devil when it came up but it was way too near the end.
For huge stretches of the book nothing happened. I liked the concept of the book devil when it came up but it was way too near the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Kidnapping
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexism
kelecoo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This will easily be in my top 5 of the year. SO GOOD
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Kidnapping
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Animal death
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