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marena02's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Cursing, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
coleanne's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, and Alcohol
Minor: Abandonment
kylasmv15's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Car accident, and Gaslighting
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child death, Cursing, and Medical content
piperclover's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I decided to reread this and see if it was actually as good as I remember and it held up really well. I am actually astounded at how well this held up. There are a couple of things that really bother me, #1 being that there's a very strict adherence to the gender binary, mostly at the end of the book when Jackie is talking to the only female Walter child and #2 being that it's that awful YA trope where the girl falls for the guy that is not good for her or to her over the guy that is genuinely good for her and to her. Cole isn't as bad as he could be but he does not have nearly enough character growth to warrant their big declarations of love at the end. There's also a few unsavory jokes at the expense of women but given the decade this was written in, it's not nearly as bad as it could be.
I'm surprised at how well this book handled some heavy topics given that the author was about 15 when she started writing it around 2012-ish. The writing is actually genuinely good too. It was very fast to get through and enjoyable.
I'm surprised at how well this book handled some heavy topics given that the author was about 15 when she started writing it around 2012-ish. The writing is actually genuinely good too. It was very fast to get through and enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Abandonment and Death of parent
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