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cookiecat73's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Car accident, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Child death, and Cursing
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
Minor: Animal death, Acephobia/Arophobia, Cancer, Medical trauma, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Medical content
zoya_nazyalensky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It's definitely not something I would usually read, but I loved it
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cancer
hello_lovely13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Car accident, and Grief
Moderate: Child death and Mental illness
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
longlost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I try to say so many words. It’s not true. You’re wrong. She’s alive. You don’t know what you’re talking about. You’re lying. I don’t believe you.
But I can’t say anything. The words for what I’m feeling don’t exist. "
This book my beloved. Akemi Dawn Bowman conveys Rumi's grief over her sister's death flawlessly, and manages to make Rumi likeable and understandable regardless of how she lashes out due to that grief. Her connection to music is described so beautifully and
Rumi's grief is perhaps the shining area of this book - it feels so palpable and overwhelming, just as it is to Rumi herself, and ultimately makes
The first chapter shows us the events that killed Rumi's sister, and from there we only see her in small memory segments that provide glimpes into their relationship,
Rumi grieves heavily throughout the book which can make it a hard read, but the story of her healing is definitely worth reading.
Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Vomit
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail
kaitherabbit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Car accident, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
bookowllover's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Grief, and Child death
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
psistillreadyou's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
The suicidal thoughts aren't detailed, but Rumi frequently says that she wishes she died instead of Lea.noyastan's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Minor: Cancer and Suicidal thoughts