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becca_w_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Classism, Ableism, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Medical content, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Abortion, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture, Body horror, Body shaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Abandonment
mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Miscarriage and Alcohol
yashitak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child death, Grief, Abortion, Blood, Drug use, Medical trauma, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Vomit, Body horror, Cancer, and Suicide attempt
hi_im_tate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I wish I could allow myself to rate it higher, I really, really do. It is just so DIFFICULT for me to look past all of the ableism that shines through with this book. I don't know if Lowen was written as a character that could be hated, but she definitely is one for me. I think, I THINK all the ableism was written in a way to avoid readers growing attached to Lowen because some of the things that were said/written about Verity were things that seemed to me only to be things that only a blatant abelist would say, and I would like to think that is not something people would blatantly show in this day and age, but I could be wrong.
There was, also, the descriptions of the deaths. I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptions and think they add to the book in its horror. However, they could be extremely triggering for anyone who has ever lost a child in whatever situation. It could, also, be triggering for anyone who has ever been in a physically or emotionally abusive relationship. If you want to read this book, please, please, PLEASE take a look at the content warnings and be careful.
There is so much more I could say about this book. I loved and hated it. There are just so many things I cannot let myself get past with this book, so I cannot give it any higher rating than what I have.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Addiction, Cursing, and Physical abuse
Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Rape, and Vomit
maryashlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Abortion, Child death, Death, Murder, Child abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Blood
Minor: Cancer and Vomit
zoe_archambault's review against another edition
Graphic: Vomit, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Body shaming, Grief, Eating disorder, Death, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Blood, and Car accident
bingus123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
My main gripe with this book is the constant sex. Also, the narrator mentions some concerning substance use habits that are never expanded on?
Graphic: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Drug use, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming and Death of parent
amanda_hoog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Grief, and Child death
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Abortion, Alcohol, and Suicide attempt
cali's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Vomit, Violence, Abortion, Blood, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child death, Gore, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Alcohol and Cancer
kelseyr713's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
1) The sex scenes are repetitive and not even particularly well-written. At least they’re not purple prose, but yeesh.
2) There is one HUGE plot hole that makes everything fall apart.
3) The characters do not feel real or developed. I didn’t care about anything that was happening to them because they’re so two-dimensional. Why does Lowen love Jeremy so much??? He is BORING!!!!! And vis versa!!!!!
4) WHY DOES IT TAKE HER SO LONG TO READ THE MANUSCRIPT??? Each chapter is so short! She could have whipped through it in a day and showed it to Jeremy immediately. It’s padded out for plot reasons.
5) The ending feels like a complete and utter cop-out and/or the author ran out of steam and couldn’t decide what to do.
Content warning: MASSIVE amounts of child abuse.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Car accident, Pregnancy, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Medical content, and Mental illness
Minor: Body shaming, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, and Cancer