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__helena__'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
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, Bullying, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Racism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Slavery
lthumphrey's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Bullying, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, War, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Pedophilia, Slavery, Alcohol, Cursing, and Rape
jaztrainorreads'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? Yes
2.75
I loved the characters, even the ones we didn’t see much. Fiona and Allisyer, even from the brief descriptions, you could absolutely tell who they were.
heart crying out for him.
I loved the premise and how some really difficult issues were approached The portrayal of every day racism was shown through the micro-aggressions of Jakes peers and others was so realistic and the descent of sawyer.
Now, my issue is that I feel like I haven’t read a full story, this easily could’ve had 100/150 more pages even jsut to flesh out the story more and explain a few things.
I felt in instances, I was thrown form scene to scene with no real idea of what was happening, like Jake finding River. Or the final battle.
I still have lots of questions about things that just weren’t explained, or were half explained. Really, I just want more!
Graphic: Murder, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault and Child abuse
belliz4's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence and Racism
Minor: Homophobia
alyvia_jeane's review
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Bullying, Murder, Racism, Homophobia, Violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Pedophilia
Minor: Domestic abuse
sglance9's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Homophobia, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Racism
schausjk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Pedophilia, Blood, Gore, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Hate crime, Grief, and Child death
Minor: Drug use and Body horror
ecn'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Homophobia, Blood, Child death, Bullying, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Hate crime, Incest, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
katiej's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Violence, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Death
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault
Minor: Homophobia
the_wistful_word_witch's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Poor Jake is a bit beaten down by life in so many ways and just wants to be different from who he is: one of two Black boys in his school, gay, and never quite fitting in. Plus, the ability to see ghosts, spectres stuck in the moments leading up to their deaths, doesn't help, especially when a very violent ghost decides that Jake is the thing he wants most.
As a parent, I found this book so hard to read because it shows just how hard being a teenager can be, especially when things like racial and sexual identity, mental health, abuse, and bullying are thrown into the mix. I wanted to reach out to both Jake and Sawyer and give the hurting little boys inside them big hugs.
I really liked the way that Ryan Douglass resolves the story, though. It's a bright spark of renewed hope and life after all that darkness.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Body horror, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Stalking, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual assault and Animal cruelty
Minor: Drug use