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sky_lar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicide
peachani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Suicide attempt, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Outing, Pedophilia, and Suicide
kitschysweater'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Toxic friendship
bunix'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
4.0
Moderate: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide attempt
duriancake'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
The ending was hopeful and had Skim finding her own way by
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, and Grief
witchofthemountains'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Homophobia, Death, Cursing, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Racism, Lesbophobia, Grief, and Bullying
itslil_iguess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Suicide attempt
dhritigupta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
i wish the part of the story where things start to look up for kim was longer! still, i think the book captured the heaviness of being a teen in a nuanced way and i liked the wiccan/90s toronto backdrop.
i kept waiting for the trauma of a teacher-student relationship to be addressed more significantly, and i don’t think that really happened
Graphic: Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Homophobia
theautumnalreader's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Pedophilia, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Bullying and Racism
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
acecatlady'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
4.75
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Adult/minor relationship
The adult/minor relationship is explicit in that it is unquestionably there. It isn't graphically depicted.