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talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Misogyny, Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Racism, Stalking, Homophobia, Sexism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Fatphobia, Racial slurs, War, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Excrement, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Death, Cancer, Infidelity, Rape, Lesbophobia, Vomit, Child death, and Suicide
amandalorianxo's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- 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
4.5
This definitely is more about the twists and turns of what it's like to be on a sports team in addition to the flaws and quirks of female friendships. It's definitely a heavy prose-filled novel but we get to know so much about our characters in this rambunctious group of field hockey players that I didn't mind when we took a deep dive into nearly every player's life story throughout this almost four hundred page novel. I loved that it was set in the tail end of the 80's (some of the references I actually understood/ picked up on as a 90's baby) I also like that you don't have to be an expert at field hockey to understand what's going on. It caters to your inner sports fan, whether you played on a team or not. If you are going in for the witch aspect of it, it doesn't play as huge of a role as I assumed it would. I also assumed Abby Putnam was going to be a bigger character than she ended up being but I still was able to know about her as much as I did the rest of the group.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Fatphobia
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