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faeriefox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Firstly, the writing style. As a book aimed toward the YA audience, the prose was far too immature, especially for the dark and possibly triggering themes with, such as SH, suicide, and rape. It felt like the book did not take truly seriously and tried to make light of these things. This was my biggest issue, and brought down my rating the most.
No matter how much I enjoyed the plot, the aforementioned is a huge problem and I hate that anyone could be exposed to that without advance notice. The content warnings on StoryGraph are not thorough enough, and I feel like most of these people who read the book must not have these types of triggers. There is a detailed explanation of how a suicide was allegedly committed, many mentions of rape, an adult-minor relationship, and more.
Also because of this writing style, dialogue felt very forced and unbelievable, and because of this these 17+ year old characters acted and sounded like they were no older than ten. It was really difficult to really fall into the story because of this. The characters were all also very flat and had little to no development throughout the story.
I also felt that most of the solve kind of came out of nowhere, and that there were too many suspects at time during the story; I didn't even really try to figure out what happened because I was quite confused.
All of that being said, there were some good points. The premise was overall interesting, and while I was too confused to actually figure out what happened, I was interested enough to finish the book and hear the solve, especially as I got further in and more invested. The writing quality also improved slightly towards the end.
Graphic: Murder, Cursing, Death, and Suicide
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
ashleyvaleria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Rape, Emotional abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Racism, Mental illness, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Murder
suzysreadings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent
acebooknerd_07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Drug use, Kidnapping, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Grief, Addiction, Death, and Emotional abuse
itzme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Alcohol, Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Self harm, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Car accident
rainydayswithbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Drug use, Grief, Death, Murder, and Blood
Minor: Vomit, Animal death, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship
readwithari's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, Death, and Sexual violence
Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Bullying, and Toxic friendship
tirritirri_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Murder, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, and Suicide
Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Bullying, Gaslighting, Animal death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Rape, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, Suicide, Child death, and Eating disorder
fandomsandfiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Ravi is an angel.
AND I WILL NEVER GET OVER WHAT HAPPENED TO BARNEY!!!!! 😩
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, and Sexual assault
Minor: Mental illness and Death of parent
booksandmagic's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Death, Racism, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
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