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literarylion's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
- Really well-constructed and perfectly paced
- Every character was so vivid and engaging
- Just a lovely story beautifully written
Cons:
- Could be a bit melodramatic at times
- Injury descriptions were so intense as to be unbelievable in some cases
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Violence, Homophobia, and Abortion
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Cursing, Drug use, Outing, and Hate crime
Minor: Classism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
robyn_quick's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Religious bigotry, and Abortion
kathrynreadsbooks_'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Rape, Religious bigotry, Grief, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Gore
alisonannk'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Outing, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Excrement, and Torture
Moderate: Gore, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, and Terminal illness
Minor: Fatphobia
orndal'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
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Rape, Xenophobia, Sexism, Violence, Physical abuse, Animal death, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Child abuse, Bullying, Blood, Ableism, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Outing, Gore, Classism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Death, and Animal cruelty
collie98's review
- 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? It's complicated
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Rape, and Murder
Minor: Outing, Chronic illness, Cursing, Grief, Incest, Police brutality, and Abortion
helenab18'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Violence, Gore, and Rape
Minor: Drug use
laurxndxx's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Douglas Stuart for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, and Violence