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sophiaxscherm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
gothmiku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Incest, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Body horror, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
sarasreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The execution of this book takes it from a 3 star read to a solid 4 for me. It could have been boring and kind of insufferable, but it just had a knack of drawing me deeper and deeper in.
I read If We Were Villains last year, and I think because I read it first, because it deals with Shakespeare, and because I felt a more emotional connection to some of the characters, it wins out for me over this one. To me, The Secret History walked so If We Were Villains could run.
Definitely recommend it for any dark academia fans, but also read the content warnings. There are so, so many.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use, Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, Antisemitism, and Murder
kaydin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Rape
kokos19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Incest, Antisemitism, and Medical content
Minor: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
hex_agon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia and Incest
Minor: Physical abuse and Rape
micareads123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Incest
Moderate: Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Racism
seshat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Physical abuse and Suicide attempt
starryfruits's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Despite the rating im giving it these characters haunt me and i have an infinite amount of questions and i like the book, just not reading it
Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder
Minor: Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt
lacey_wi'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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism