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elderwoodreads's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is my second best read of 2023. While I don't share the character's main struggle of teen pregnancy there were times where it felt like the author pulled thoughts straight from my teenage mind. If you're a fan of "girl vs the void" stories this is definitely for you, if you liked Milkfed by Melissa Bromer this is for you. I definitely know it won't be everyone's cup of tea but it certainly is mine and I look forward to rereading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Grief, Alcohol, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Vomit
Minor: Domestic abuse, Biphobia, Drug use, Miscarriage, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Child abuse
v1rgo's review
3.0
disappointing. i understand that this is a debut, but it was still really bad. will update with an actual review soon hopefully. on another note, idk how categories are determined on here but this book is very much gay ðŸ˜
edit: okay, naturally, i forgot to write a review and have forgotten a lot of this book. however, i do still remember some of the criticisms i had with it. to start off, i felt the writing style was quite dull. like, i didn't realize it before this book, but there very much is a Literary Fiction Writing Style that's in right now. it was probably super prevalent in this because it's a debut, but nevertheless, it ... sucked to read LMFAO. like, the style was.. it's like it was trying to be cavalier and blase, but you could tell exactly why each individual sentence was written. it made me roll my eyes a bit. on a similar note, none of the characters felt truly developed. there was a very clear logic behind each of their actions. it's like the author made a diagram of each and added bullet points about each of their characteristics and like, drew arrows connecting EVERY single plot point with a certain characteristic or trauma. like, the author wasn't using therapyspeak in the book itself, but i can imagine them being like okay, this character's grief has resulted in [THIS CHARACTERISTIC] and is stressing them out until they do [THIS THING]. like, i could literally picture the mind map the author must've used. it's a shame because i heard good things about this!!! but it was so, so, so disappointing. i don't think i'm going to read new releases for a while because if i read another book with this writing style anytime soon i think i'll actually cry
edit: okay, naturally, i forgot to write a review and have forgotten a lot of this book. however, i do still remember some of the criticisms i had with it. to start off, i felt the writing style was quite dull. like, i didn't realize it before this book, but there very much is a Literary Fiction Writing Style that's in right now. it was probably super prevalent in this because it's a debut, but nevertheless, it ... sucked to read LMFAO. like, the style was.. it's like it was trying to be cavalier and blase, but you could tell exactly why each individual sentence was written. it made me roll my eyes a bit. on a similar note, none of the characters felt truly developed. there was a very clear logic behind each of their actions. it's like the author made a diagram of each and added bullet points about each of their characteristics and like, drew arrows connecting EVERY single plot point with a certain characteristic or trauma. like, the author wasn't using therapyspeak in the book itself, but i can imagine them being like okay, this character's grief has resulted in [THIS CHARACTERISTIC] and is stressing them out until they do [THIS THING]. like, i could literally picture the mind map the author must've used. it's a shame because i heard good things about this!!! but it was so, so, so disappointing. i don't think i'm going to read new releases for a while because if i read another book with this writing style anytime soon i think i'll actually cry
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Eating disorder
octoberof2003's review
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder
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