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emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A bisexual Palestinian American codependent woman acts out her relationship with her abusive mother against various romantic partners.
This book seemed to drag and then ended pretty abruptly. I didn’t really care about the protagonist; she wasn’t very sympathetic. But maybe she’s too much like me, I don’t know.
This book seemed to drag and then ended pretty abruptly. I didn’t really care about the protagonist; she wasn’t very sympathetic. But maybe she’s too much like me, I don’t know.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Stalking
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, War, and Genocide
Emotional and physical abuse within families, cheatingcheesepuppy's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
3.75
This was an interesting read. I like the flashbacks. I like how we got chunks of the story at different times. I’m intrigued that we still don’t know the main character’s name.
I loved how imperfect she was. I love how she was a whole person with messy feelings and it just felt so super realistic.
Would I want this to be someone’s first LGBTQ+ read? No. The bi representation is too close to false stereotypes.
I loved how imperfect she was. I love how she was a whole person with messy feelings and it just felt so super realistic.
Would I want this to be someone’s first LGBTQ+ read? No. The bi representation is too close to false stereotypes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Homophobia, and Biphobia
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