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alli_andrews's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Car accident, Mental illness, Biphobia, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Homophobia
taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Infidelity, Homophobia, Biphobia, Violence, and Car accident
Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and Child death
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Car accident, Death, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Homophobia, and Infidelity
Minor: Drug use, Self harm, Domestic abuse, and Cancer
nefariousbee's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
okay for real, Emezi is a wonderful author, I absolutely adore their characters and the way they portray relationships. in their most raw, messy state. what I missed here is hard to out I to words; I just wanted *more*. more messy, raw feelings. everything happened too all at once for my tastes. but i still absolutely loved it and I think I'm gonna read the rest of their books as well, now that I only have two more to go.
also I gotta say, I was really surprised by the average rating. what is here not to love? I'm gonna read some reviews later but I have string suspicions it's the purity culture and pearl clutching that's so prevalent in the younger generation again and I don't fuck with that. fiction is such a great place to figure out fucked up situations and Emezi does just that here. and they do it well.
Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, and Alcohol
sarahreadsromance'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: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Homophobia
venetiana'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
Very emotional (in a good way) and tender.
Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Minor: Biphobia, Outing, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Homophobia, Alcohol, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders
sorcha's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Car accident, Sexual content, Death, and Grief
Minor: Drug use, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Blood
readers_sea's review
- 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
3.0
I felt bored for most of the book and by the end, I just didn't get the relationship. I KNOW why the love interests connected, but I personally didn't FEEL it so it was hard for me to root for them in the end. I wanted more time with the couple, but by the time they got together a whole bunch of drama came with it (understandably).
While I liked our main character, Feyi, I just wanted a bit more romance. I felt as an overall contemporary this works. Seeing Feyi talk about her past and try to heal was a journey that I enjoyed reading about! Just couldn't get behind the romance personally.
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use
Minor: Homophobia and Child death
courtneymcgarity'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death
Minor: Child death, Homophobia, and Drug use
isotope_s's review
Graphic: Sexual content and Death
Minor: Drug use