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elizabethbooks'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Medical content, and Physical abuse
Minor: Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Abandonment
sammirosewater's review
- 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: Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Bullying, Blood, Alcoholism, Addiction, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Homophobia, Hate crime, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse
emily_mh'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
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Torture
lilifane's review
- 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
There are so many important but hard to read themes in this book and all of them are written in a way that just clenches your guts because it feels so real. I've cried because of the bullying, I've cried because of Claudia's tangible loneliness and most of all I cried out of frustration because no one cared enough and listened to a desperate teenage girl.
I also loved the structure of the book. Give me multiple timelines, jumble them up and I will read it. Yes, the structure was confusing but I just went with it. I don't know if I would have realised some details earlier if I had read this as a physical book. But I listened to it on audio book (the narrator is AMAZING!) and 2/3s in I had the feeling that I missed something but I couldn't really turn back the pages to check so I just accepted it. Yeah, in the end everything made perfect sense. And I love this aspect of the book as well.
So, the ending broke me. On so many levels. But I'm really glad I've read this.
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
everlightly's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Homophobia
Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Infertility, Incest, and Bullying