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pandora_rose_reads'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
5.0
Moderate: Biphobia and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit, Acephobia/Arophobia, Drug use, and Addiction
jpxsoleil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Biphobia, and Alcoholism
Minor: Vomit, Drug use, and Toxic friendship
tinysierra's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I loved that there was brief but casual asexual rep in the side characters. Darcy gets a letter from an asexual student asking for advice about their relationship. Darcy’s response is spot on. It was really nice to see. There were other queer characters as well.
Along the way we get to see problems/tensions with the main character’s parents relationships and how it affects the children/main characters as well.
If you like this book, I recommend Love Letters for Joy by Melissa See or Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao
Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship
teaskate's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Addiction and Homophobia
threadsof_kate's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Addiction
theslowreadernumber5's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Biphobia
my_weird_bookish_heart'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
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Biphobia
lukawarm'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Biphobia
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Outing, and Violence
joy_on_the_coin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
But because of the dating advice sprinkled in, I gave it 4 stars. The characters were not always relatable but never unrealistic and not portrayed or written as something other than teenagers and thus in the case of Darcy pretty flawed. The main protagonists were both white, but the rest of the characters were pretty diverse. In the last third some plot lines were not adequately explained or even finished and the plot hat some pacing issues as well.
It’s a cheesy and sometimes cringy romance with overused tropes executed well (being queer myself ) i enjoyed it.
Graphic: Biphobia and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Vomit
margaux4'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
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Addiction
Minor: Vomit