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samanthaleereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Infertility, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Classism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Kidnapping, Racism, and Mental illness
Minor: Sexual content
cigarete_smoke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, and Car accident
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, and Terminal illness
Minor: Classism, Rape, and Racism
jkamler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Pregnancy, Child death, Car accident, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Racism
madelinequinnee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I think this book did a really good job of reflecting how a lot of people in this day and age think. There are a lot of Mrs Richardsons in this world, women who think they’re very open minded and ‘woke’ for lack of better word, but deep down have the same prejudices as openly racist or classist people. We hear how she supposedly believed everyone was equal, yet she had many opinions on Bebe and her situation that could be seen as microaggressions. She also white knighted herself when it first came to Pearl and Mia, how she thought renting the house out to ‘lesser fortunate’ people was her doing a big good deed for the world, and then basically forcing Mia to take the housekeeper job since she couldn’t see how working at the restaurant on minimum wage could be fulfilling to anyone.
I personally found Lexie becoming one of my favourite characters by the end of the book. To begin with, she seemed like your typical shallow, rich teen girl who only cared about superficial things, but as we got to know her, we saw how smart and emotionally intelligent she was. Her abortion story was heartbreaking but one that mirrors a lot of young girls from her background own’s. We got to see her grow and become more understanding to other people’s situations after going through her own troubles, and I think that was really interesting.
I think Moody is a good example of the ‘sensitive, art type’ who is really just an incel behind that act. The way he reacted when he thought Pearl was the one who had an abortion really showed his true colours.
Overall i think this was a wonderful book!
Graphic: Classism, Infertility, Car accident, Grief, Abortion, Death, Medical content, Racism, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
lectricefeministe's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Abortion, Classism, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Sexual content, Death, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Cultural appropriation
kdailyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- 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
Graphic: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Infertility, Death, Classism, Abandonment, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, and Grief
Moderate: Xenophobia, Car accident, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Bullying
Minor: Dementia, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Cancer, Rape, and Blood
mjreadings's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Abortion, Classism, and Fire/Fire injury
issamay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Classism
Moderate: Abortion and Sexual content
Minor: Infertility and Kidnapping
arayo'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
2.25
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Abortion, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Cultural appropriation
mr_cain'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
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Infertility, and Abandonment
Moderate: Classism, Death, Child death, Abortion, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual content, Miscarriage, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Violence