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katietherapist's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
petra_cziczka's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
romeolover's review against another edition
2.0
The amount of (badly written) pain these gay men go through should be considered a hate crime. Jude’s backstory reads like a gacha life mini movie
loiefaulkner24's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
annieisi's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-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: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence
helenace13's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was so heavy and heartbreaking, and yet I couldn't put it down. But at the same time, there were times I HAD to put it down because it was getting too heavy. I identified so hard with some of these characters, and I felt called out for certain behaviours. I love this book and I hate it at the same time...
achilles_heel's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
i started this book thinking that the people i've seen crying on tiktok while reading it were just overdramatic and that it can't be more devastating than the average hungarian classic. i was SO wrong. i only cried once, toward the ending, but there were quite a few times i had to close the book and just breathe. once i even had to take a walk, i was so upset that so many terrible things should happen to someone so undeserving of them. i can't even properly articulate my thoughts about this book because i've never read anything that made me feel this much. even now that i'm writing this i have a lump in my throat. and it may be a bit strange to say this, but i really do wish it was longer. i don't think i've ever "met" characters i loved so much.