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av0ncor3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Chronic illness and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death
Minor: Animal death
deedubbs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm
erinlilym'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
3.75
There are some really surprising plottwists, you would never expect.
I think it’s really easy to read and it never gets boring.
But I thought the writing was a bit confusing and sometimes it took me some time to understand what the writer meant. Maybe it’s because english isn’t my first language but im not quite sure. I’m also not a fan of the ending since I would’ve liked some more answers to all the questions I had.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Racism, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
britrcup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Moderate: Death, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Medical trauma
laibabrohi'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
3.0
Graphic: Dementia, Grief, Chronic illness, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Death of parent
brynhayes'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
Graphic: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Death, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Grief, Medical content, Alcohol, and Animal death
sailormegan'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Racism and Sexual assault
classicpseudonym'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
4.75
i highly recommend this book. i love the way e lockhart incorporated themes of greed, materialism, and wealth in general into the book. there’s a lot that can be unpacked about these topics, and they did it perfectly by portraying an economically privileged family that is being torn apart. i enjoyed how this depicted the 1% of families that live in extreme luxury, as it showed a unique perspective that i don’t often see depicted in novels. i also saw the connections between the sinclair family and my own, which was definitely a way for me to reflect.
also, the descriptive details in this book are top tier. down to the details about cadence’s migraines and injuries, the vivid descriptions and thoughts that cadence has, even the fairytales. incredible.
i did struggle to understand exactly what the end connected back to, as well as a lot of the foreshadowing, which led me to being a bit confused before reading the authors notes in the edition i was lent of the book. this might be because i read a lot of this late at night, and this is definitely a book that i need to read twice in order to catch and think about everything.
anyway, please read this book.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness and Medical content
rusty_moonshadow's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Chronic illness, and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Racism
ellagewerwhite'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief