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fsethompson'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: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Mental illness
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide attempt
mothie_girlie's review against another edition
- 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
1.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, and Suicide
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Self harm
fernwormreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Adult/minor relationship
loveu329's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Moderate: Suicide and Adult/minor relationship
nicolinebl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
jayda'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
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide
jmcordero's review against another edition
4.0
There are a few warnings I would put in for teenage suicide and an inappropriate student-teacher relationship; however, contrary to what some reviewers suggest, neither of these are romanticized one bit. This book is told from the first-person viewpoint of a teenager, so I didn't expect it to come out with a flashing message of 'THIS IS WRONG', nor should anyone else. Teenagers view themselves as older and often don't understand when they are being taken advantage of by adults. The book still made it clear that the relationship was wrong without having to explicitly state it by simply showing us how miserable it made the main character -- and how lonely she felt having to hide it. For anyone who thinks the book didn't do an adequate job of pearl-clutching over this relationship, I'd recommend reading the memoir 'Being Lolita' by Alisson Wood, being the firsthand account of a woman who, as a teenager, was groomed by a teacher. By comparing the two, I think this book does an excellent job of showing the perspective of a teen in this situation.
Ultimately, I think that this relationship made the ending all the more powerful. The last page is perfectly poetic. The parallels are spot-on.
Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Dysphoria, Grief, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Toxic friendship
girlinlavender's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
mme_carton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Death
Moderate: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
talonsontypewriters'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
2.25
Moderate: Suicide, Death, Homophobia, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Medical content, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexism, and Sexual content
Underage smoking is present. Sexual jokes and slut-shaming pop up occasionally. Frequent "jokes" about suicide and self-harm. The 16-year-old main character is infatuated with her adult teacher, with some brief visuals of them kissing and several scenes of them in the teacher's house. There is also some vaguely uncomfortable behavior there on the protagonist's behalf, with her independently finding her teacher's address in the first place.