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mysterymom40'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Cursing, Police brutality, and Self harm
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol
Due to some of the content, I would say the audience might range from an older teen to an adult.pjchappie'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
4.25
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Self harm, Deportation, and Vomit
beb989'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
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Violence, Alcohol, Mental illness, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism
azyef's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Self harm, and Abandonment
Minor: Violence, Blood, and Medical content
amandalorianxo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Racism, Abandonment, and Self harm
Minor: Police brutality and Sexual content
betweentheshelves'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: Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Racism
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcoholism and Stalking
wordrevel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Hate crime
Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, Mental illness, and Abandonment
Minor: Self harm
abbie_'s review
Moderate: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Self harm
marissasbooks'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
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
inkdrinkerpdx'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
5.0
I loved this book!
I loved how the author didn’t make Pen’s depression+anxiety the main focus of the book but instead it was another aspect of Pen. How she got through her tough and regular moments every day. It’s realistic for the culture and how someone deals with it day to day. Her parents and siblings knew of it but didn’t ask her every moment of every day if she was doing ok. Xander broke my heart. The way both parents essentially abandoned him and he has no ill feelings towards them. He is fighting to find a place where he belongs and has family but at the same time terrified that someone will find out he is undocumented and send him back.
I also really enjoyed that it has an open ending. Stories like these rarely have a happy ending and this ending felt real. This story has real things things that happen to undocumented immigrants in this country that stay silent and I liked that the author highlighted that an have no happy ending cause more often times than not there are no happy endings.
Minor: Self harm