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acemummerz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Death, Confinement, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Racism, Murder, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Animal death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Infidelity, Abortion, Violence, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Sexism, and Misogyny
keirahelena_'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
3.0
Graphic: Self harm and Suicide attempt
sageysage's review
- 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
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Murder, Confinement, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Infertility, Grief, Abortion, Child death, Chronic illness, Medical content, Incest, Blood, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Miscarriage, Homophobia, and Gun violence
lesbianlis's review
- 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
3.5
I think the story is really good, however, the is a lot of details in places I wish there was fewer and little to no details in places I wish there was more. I also didn't love the ending. I think that part of this book was Ada finding a family that could support and help her and the decision that she makes just doesn't really line up with where her character goes.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Self harm, Medical content, Transphobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Medical trauma
chasingpages1'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: Miscarriage, Blood, Mental illness, Abandonment, Gore, Grief, Pregnancy, Infertility, Gun violence, Misogyny, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Police brutality, and Racism
Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Classism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Animal death, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Transphobia, Cancer, Outing, and Gaslighting
rachealcroucher's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Infertility, Sexism, Biphobia, and Homophobia
Moderate: Abortion, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Transphobia, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Murder, Alcohol, Child death, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Medical content, Miscarriage, Racism, Body shaming, Death, and Emotional abuse
emcp's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Infertility
Minor: Self harm and Suicide
bookishlittleme'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Medical content, Hate crime, and Body horror
Moderate: Sexual content, Biphobia, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Infidelity
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Miscarriage, and Alcohol
wizardingwisteria's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
The world in combination with the writing style and plot made this such an enjoyable read for me. At first the writing style seemed meandering and slow, but as the story began to pick up I started to appreciate Ada's perspective a lot more. The plot kept me entertained from start to finish. I loved seeing the gang execute their plans in such an organized fashion. It reminded me so much of Red Dead Redemption with the leader of the gang, the Kid, giving me flash backs to Dutch van der Linde at some points
Loved all of the representation in this book, but it could have been improved. The main character is cis and hetero but almost every member of the gang is gay and/or non-binary. There is a moment where one gang member asks Ada if she likes men and Ada considers the fact that she never saw women as an option for her. She basically shrugs and thinks to herself "maybe I like women, idk, haven't tried." Beyond that thought Ada doesn't attempt to explore her own sexuality further. I think that was a missed opportunity
A lot of the characters felt underdeveloped. Even though this book is on the shorter side, I found myself wishing that the author took more time to make the characters, the gang members specifically, more complex instead of giving them a paragraph or two of backstory and then putting them on the shelf. Ada's love interest ended up feeling flat as well which made their relationship more difficult to believe
Despite it's issues, I could see myself re-reading this in the future
Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Infertility, Animal death, Grief, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Pandemic/Epidemic
raemcma's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Infertility and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Racism