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lumenades'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Self harm, and Toxic friendship
jackie_marion'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
marciclark's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Bullying
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Abandonment
Minor: Homophobia
gefthetalkingmongoose'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
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Bullying
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia
Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, and Racism
whenweplay1950'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
3.25
Moderate: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
booksngrannies'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Homophobia and Racism
imstephtacular's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Homophobia, Racism, Mental illness, Death of parent, Sexism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Minor: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug use, War, Vomit, and Death
anastasia_raf'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
We follow two teenagers Brian and Ezra, while they get through high school and life in general. Discovering that parents aren't perfect, that family can mean more than the people who raised you, but also the people who support you and stand by you right now. Friends can be family. (Found family trope!) Making peace with the fact that sometimes summer can have rain and winter sunny days! Finding out who you are without your parent's ideas, society's expectations and people's fantasies. Who you are when building who YOU want to be, all tools and ingredients your own.
I truly loved all the characters! Expept Colby... I get how and why he exists I just don't LIKE HIM AT ALL. Now that this is out of the way, I loved Brittany and her boyfriend so so much probably my favorite characters! I wanted more of Ezra in general and I felt that the ending was a bit rushed? The book in general took its time and -deservingly so- because with so much discussions and topics to unpack such as racism, micro-aggressions, homophobia, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, bullying, etc, it's important not to hurry, to just mentioned them and that's it...
With that being said, I wanted more of the ending, I think some things could've been explored and leave a dash of curiosity about the future instead of just ending the past and waiting out the present.
Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Bullying, Mental illness, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
gabrielab'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
tinytrashqueen'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Suicide, Medical content, Bullying, and Homophobia
Minor: Drug use