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gurnoor'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
atamano'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
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying and Body shaming
stories'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? It's complicated
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Miscarriage
sofiajearally's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
It was sooooooo long. Especially the first part, until the family moves to Dell's apartment. I only got through it because I hate leaving books unfinished.
What mostly irritated me were the characters. Mai and Jairo's backs must hurt from carrying the story for so long.
I really did not like Willow's character for most of the book. Not only did I find her annoying with no redeeming qualities, she also wasn't realistic at all. She's a collection of precocious children stereotypes which can be particularly bothersome for real-life precocious people. (And you'd think such a medicine genius would know that her father wasn't allergic to cats' hair but to their saliva.)
Dell was just an awful human being. I also must add that Dell's and Jairo's sudden obsession for a 12-year-old girl was slightly creepy.
I get that the story was about growth thanks to a found family and I appreciate that, greatly. It was my favorite thing in the book to see the characters change. But I wish the author had made them more likable in the first place.
Once the characters became endearing, it wasn't hard to feel for them and to root for Pattie to stay in charge of Willow. So I was happy and relieved about the ending. However, it shows that the author used to write for Disney movies. The ending was a bit out of nowhere and frankly questioning: how come Pattie saved this much money, enough to buy a building complex, and made her children live in a garage for years????
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
booksandboba'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Body shaming and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts
samvanz12'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
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death