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ashsbooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Violence
Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Death
Minor: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Drug use
earlieststar'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
listen: it is described as bully romance but these girls get absolutely very much abused from beginning to end. it's not schoolyard bullying, those are crimes being committed every other page.cait's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Stalking, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Abandonment
adalora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
0.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Drug use, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
bunnybird22's review
Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Death, and Sexual content
dragondragondragon's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.75
This is one of the worst books I've read in a long time. I made myself finish it with the thought that maybe the 16 y/o me that binged twilight would enjoy this book. But, alas. The rapey subtexts drown out the mildy interesting (if not predicatable) plot line. The emotional and physical abuse the main charcters endure by the hands of their classmates and TEACHERS is very triggering. The 'alpha asshole' plot line was taken way too far, the molestations not contributing to character development or plot. I found myself deeply uncomfortable almost the entire time.
Don't let your younger readers tackle this monstrosity, it normalizs and romanticizes (!!!) abusive and disgusting misogynistic behavior. When I tell you someone (always female) was suffering from a rapey or demeaning experience EVERY CHAPTER, I'm not kidding. The main lesson to be taught here is 'the strong (men) take whatever they want from whoever they want (women)' The sexual attraction the main characters develop for their (SEVERAL) abusers is simply disgusting. Seriously, if you're into that, you could save 12 dollars and do a deep dive on pornhub that would get you flagged by the FBI.
You could easily fit the grand canyon in the plot holes and the writing reminds me of fan fiction I wrote when I was 13. In fact, 13 year old me could have written more convincing 18 year olds. When I wasn't fighting the urge to vommit, I was cringing at the attempt by the authors to sound like college students. But those were hardly my biggest complaints.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment
jesshart8'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? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Abandonment, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Bullying
Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Adult/minor relationship
monica0309's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Bullying
Moderate: Death of parent and Violence
Minor: Abandonment and Stalking
paigeninja's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
Moderate: Bullying and Misogyny
_alyssar_'s review
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Stalking, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Blood, Death, and Alcohol
Minor: Murder, Pedophilia, and Infidelity