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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
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
chonkooch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
However at certain crucial points the writing style made it difficult to tell what was actually going on: for example,
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Sexism, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Vomit, Misogyny, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Rape
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
annniina98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Murder
cosycourtney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Car accident, and Drug use