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beccabarpel's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Eating disorder and Vomit
beetandbaguette's review
- 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: Confinement, Vomit, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
gabi_tron'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
3.75
Graphic: Eating disorder, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Vomit
Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
myfriendthatcanread'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
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
alas_aly's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
For the things that didn't work for me. I didn't relate to the story. I don't think of relatability as a requirement for a good book. I am looking for the characters in the book to feel authentic even if I am not like them. I want to be able to understand them. Their motivations didn't make sense to me. We spend time learning about the sisters' issues and about their pasts. There isn't as much time spent showing how their latter connects to the former. I almost feel like the story would have been more compelling to me if it had been written from Althea's daughters' perspectives. I guess I wanted there to be more hunger in this book. The characters didn't seem to want anything in particular. Or we meet them after their desires have already impacted their lives. When I think of hunger, I think of yearning and emptiness. I didn't get either of those things from this book. Maybe if I had read it at another time, it would have had a different impact. This was a middle of the road book for me.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Body shaming, and Confinement
Moderate: Death, Self harm, Infidelity, Homophobia, and Vomit
ambersbooks's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement and Eating disorder
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit