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01bee'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Death of parent and Animal cruelty
evawhite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy
randiflower's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Gaslighting, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death of parent
literarystrawberry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Another small thing that bothered me a little: I wish that a character hadn't thrown in at the end that the antagonist probably had narcissistic or borderline personality disorder. I'm no expert on either, but it's my understanding that people who are diagnosed with those disorders are already frequently villainized, and I guess I'm just sensitive to the twist being "They're scary because they're mentally ill!" I do understand that mental illness can influence some people to do awful things, and it does seem clear that there's /something/ wrong with the antagonist, but I just don't feel like it was necessary to throw in a specific label so casually. I especially think this since I don't believe the word "autism" was used once in Fern's case (though it was pretty clear that's how she was coded), so it could have been interesting to leave both open to interpretation on the reader's part and let there be some ambiguity and speculation about why the antagonist did what they did.
So yeah, I feel that the ending could have been stronger, but I was definitely invested, and overall I did enjoy it.
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death of parent and Child death
bookworm_43'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
Graphic: Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, and Pedophilia
blondieabrams'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Death of parent, Infertility, Body shaming, and Rape
allielippe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Infertility, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy
tlholmes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
nadia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Murder
brynhayes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Murder, Pregnancy, and Mental illness