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bkschwartz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Death of parent and Rape
anni_swanilda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Physical abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Forced institutionalization
gondorgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Drug use, Rape, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Murder, Vomit, Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexism, Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Bullying, and Physical abuse
ifoundcallie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Graphic: Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Death, Body shaming, Cursing, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Toxic friendship, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gaslighting, Child death, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Vomit, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Body horror
Minor: Eating disorder, Excrement, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, and Gore
dancingwithourhandstied'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
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Car accident, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child death, and Child abuse
Minor: Torture and Adult/minor relationship
5nazzyf0x'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
3.25
Graphic: Car accident, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Bullying, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Child death, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death of parent, Blood, Eating disorder, Grief, and Mental illness
studydniowka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Murder and Toxic friendship
Minor: Car accident, Child death, and Domestic abuse
ashlislibrary'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
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Rape, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, and Murder
ashlee_'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship and Physical abuse
Moderate: Rape, Drug use, Death of parent, and Child death
introverted_reads'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
3.5
However, I feel that this book is somewhat problematic. If it were published even 10 years ago, I’d be more understanding of some of the themes/ideas within this book, but considering it was published in 2019, it is extremely concerning to see the pro-ana/pro-mia culture of the 2000-2010s finding its way into a contemporary piece of fiction. The arguably romantic depiction of this culture feels very out of place and extremely harmful. With eating disorders worryingly on the rise, and pro-ana/mia culture finding a renaissance on TikTok, I personally am concerned at the misconstrued ideas held within Lowe’s novel. For a book published in 2019 with a host of academic psychiatry resources and credible eating disorder information available online, to have such a glorified depiction of eating disorder themes doesn’t sit right with me. I feel as if there must be a reexamination of what exactly is being presented within this book, as I feel as though this could be dangerous in some hands.
Graphic: Car accident, Drug abuse, Rape, Blood, Sexual assault, Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm