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We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin

73 reviews

christinaanna's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Homophobia

Minor: Drug abuse and Rape

dogoodwithbooks's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• 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

Unconventional in form and structure, We Could Be Rats takes awhile to fully understand, but once you do, this might be her best work yet. Mixing the angst that comes with coming-of-age, grieving for the loss of childhood, and reuniting sisterhood bonds, We Could Be Rats is the kind of book that will stay with you after closing the last page. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

pearicareads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

gdouvos's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

mmecade's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse

sare1125's review

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Sexism and Transphobia

kalea_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

othersimmons's review

dark reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Suicide attempt

Minor: Domestic abuse

littlelizzieborden's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Vomit

rosieryel's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

so good. takes a really big swing about 2/3 through the book - talk about a real unreliable narrator… but it works really well to sell the sister relationship at the heart of this book. made me tear up several times and i really connected to both main characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Ableism and Homophobia