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abicaro17's review
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Confinement, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Kidnapping, Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Body horror, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence
greatexpectations77'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: Alcohol, Death, and Drug use
Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Gun violence, Murder, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Vomit
amibo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
What was great: Meddy's mom (definitely LOLed at her comments several times), Indo & Chinese relationships & traditions
What was fun: The aunties dialogue
What really, really, did not work for me: The widely fluctuating tone. I was prepared to suspend disbelief - A LOT of disbelief - but most significantly the flashback chapters to Meddy and Nathan's relationship were very straight-up romance, not even romcom, so it was hard to stay in the black humor mode. The tone pendulum made some of the really over-the-top, unbelievable decisions and situations harder to laugh at, rather than cringe about. I think it would have been easier to stay with the crazy flow if the college years' information was shortened, and only the most important information shared in brief flashbacks like later in the story.
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Drug use, Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship