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emjayknocks's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I’m not sure if the knowledge that an adult wrote this book has tainted my view…but WOW is it terrible. It’s scaremongering effort feels so transparent that it’s almost laughable. The character goes from innocent virgin schoolgirl to homeless drug addled prostitute in a mere 40 pages, and reads very much like “teenager written through the eyes of an adult who’s forgotten what it’s like to be an actual teenager”. The velocity with which she oscillates between Puritanism and heroin-fiend is jarring and unbelievable, clearly written by someone with no experience of drugs or addiction. And that ending? <insert “Get out” Cary Grant gif here>
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Addiction
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Rape, and Sexual violence
jennmeadows13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, Child death, Sexual content, Drug use, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, Drug abuse, Addiction, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
near's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Trafficking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
razzyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Car accident, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Abandonment, and Alcoholism
fabyio's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
With this in mind, you can read it as a piece of fiction from its time and it's bearable. Finished in a couple days and cracked up at the ending. I'd call it camp-ish.
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Child death, Classism, Death, and Drug use
All is wrong but it's funny to me.stbooksmore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is definitely one I recommend though but I must warn you there should be MANY trigger warnings!
Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Mental illness, Self harm, Ableism, Chronic illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Sexual content
chemical_crash'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
2.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, and Sexual assault
vixenreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Addiction, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Outing, Sexism, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
If you have ever struggled with addiction, pick another book to read. Pick one that captures addiction in a compassionate way.strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I would’ve fought to look into it because it’s just so suspicious. She had a great sorta boyfriend, new friends that would help her be strong, and an understanding family. Even with all the heartache, I don’t think she would’ve killed herself or turned back to drugs.
Graphic: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia
quirksandcontradictions's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Body horror
This was just... Not good. I finished it just because it reads quickly and I wanted to fulfill a reading challenge. There are what feels like more authentic stories similar to this ("Crank" by Ellen Hopkins, for example).