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We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin

4 reviews

deviouslyliza's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

hannah2896's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

This audiobook was positively suprising. The writing was engaging throughout with some dark themes portrayed by both Sigrid and Margit's characters. I was a bit confused during the first chapters as it was quite repetitive and I couldn't understand what the point of the letters were. The ending of the book tied all the lose ends together. Eventhough the protagonist's were pretty negative, the second half of the book had a positive twist, and I related to a lot of their thoughts and feelings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

kestrel_of_the_pages's review

dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape and Sexual content

emmanotfrost's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad

• 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

This book has drained me emotionally.

Books about sisters and family relationships always have a special place for me personally, but this was nothing like I expected.

Before I start, I think it is important to note that there are mentions of topics that might trigger a certain group of people, such as suicide, sexual abuse, and homophobia. It heavily revolves around a suicide attempt so please be aware if you are considering reading this book.

For what seems to be a short book, it takes me on such a dizzying emotional rollercoaster.

I'm not sure how to review this book without spoiling the story, so I would just say that I love every bit of it. I was immersed in Sigrid's notes; looking at the world from her point of view felt complicated and difficult but also colourful and interesting. I was also consumed by the love and grief that Margit felt from her chapters, feeling useless and clueless after such a tragedy.

The only thing I wish had been longer was the ending where the sisters found their way to each other. However, I also like to think that the very short ending was written that way so I could make up my own understanding of their relationship.

If you're interested in exploring the messy, complicated, heartwarming, and beautiful journeys of family members finding their way back to each other, this book is a wonderful choice.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt