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cookiecat73's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
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
tina94's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Child death, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Abandonment and Cancer
waterlilyreads's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was such a wonderful read! It is very heavy-hitting in terms of the over-arching themes of grief and loss but it was really well-done. I loved Rumi's perspective and getting to follow her journey so closely. So many of her concerns about her future were written so realistically. She is also asexual + aromantic; she doesn't specifically use the labels for herself but discusses how they align with how she feels. Her descriptions of her sexual and romantic orientation seem to be realistic based on what I've read by reviewers of those identities. I also loved the side characters and getting to learn more about them and their lives as foils for Rumi's. This is my first read of Bowman's and I am definitely looking to read more of her work!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident and Grief
Moderate: Death and Acephobia/Arophobia
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