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catandherbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Medical content
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual harassment
gaiadances's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Classism, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and Body shaming
nasima's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism and Pregnancy
Moderate: Medical content, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
vl_411's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The ending is somewhat open ended, leaving it on a somewhat lighter note with the characters moving on from their previous situation but still in a similar cycle as before. The only one I was a bit unsatisfied with was Wonna's story.
Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage
potatokao's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
at first i felt like the pace and setting the author set made it so that the girls were only suffering and not able to enjoy anything in life and it made me sad to get into the book. maybe halfway when the plot seems to progress a little more, the characters become more active and living.
the connections between all the girls is what makes the book. i love how intertwined they are. they judge each other, they love each other, they get annoyed, they care, they go through life together. not the best of friends, but clearly helped by each other’s company. not family, but all they have for some of them. people who are important to them and people they can be honest with.
i only wish i didnt have to wait half way into the book to see that and there are some parts of their past that are never fully explained. but i understand it’s hard to develop individual characters AND their relationship with one another. once all the characters and their backgrounds are in place, it is well worth it to get to know them.
the ending of the book is what makes it for me. this gradual warmth and hope, like spring air has blown in. it could have ended in any way but this warm ending is what makes me feel that their connection is so full of love and care. life isnt going to suddenly be better but i hope they stay together and work through life together. sending hugs to the girls.
Graphic: Violence and Bullying
Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Sexism
Minor: Suicide and Rape
vixenreader's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Grief, Police brutality, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, Bullying, Death, and Drug use
If surgery makes you queasy, be prepared for some stomach-turning scenes, and whorephobia is something to watch out for as well.helliepad'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
3.75
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Abandonment, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
Minor: Classism, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Grief
bluejayreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Miscarriage, Infidelity, Medical content, and Ableism
Minor: Violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Sexual content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Sex work, medical content (voluntary surgery and recovery from it)laceyc1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Classism, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, Alcohol, Sexism, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Eating disorder
outersgrace'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Classism, Fatphobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, and Misogyny
Minor: Sexual content, Abortion, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, and Death