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chemeducator's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Violence and Homophobia
Moderate: Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Alcohol, Suicide, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Hate crime, Rape, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident
sizzlesteaks's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Alcohol, Car accident, and Bullying
Moderate: Addiction and Adult/minor relationship
risemini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Misogyny, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Homophobia
alyssatuininga'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Violence, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
mmccombs's review against another edition
4.0
Sometimes the look into the future (“and she will regret it” etc etc) felt a little cheesy, but this book is kind of inherently cheesy, so it works. I did have some issues with the future tense constantly teasing something terrible and then nothing would happen (or the thing would happen but to a character we didn’t even know existed), it often felt like cheap emotional manipulation just to provoke a response, but never going so far as to actually reap consequences for the characters/story. I was definitely kept on the edge of my seat, but after crying wolf so many times I eventually felt as if there were no meaningful stakes.
This felt like a very natural continuation from the first book, similar themes and turmoil and small town politics, so in some ways it felt kind of repetitive and unnecessary, but mostly it was nice to come back to Beartown. I will definitely finish out this series and am excited to get to some of Blackman’s other titles.
Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Death, Rape, and Suicide
Moderate: Car accident and Gun violence
cesreads'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, Car accident, Bullying, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
ajthequeen'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
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Violence, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Outing, and Homophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Rape
claranasman02'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
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Gun violence, Death of parent, Outing, and Car accident
Minor: Grief and Fire/Fire injury
baileyana'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Grief, Homophobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol
lizziaha's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Car accident, Violence, Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Outing
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Rape, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Blood, Self harm, Addiction, and Classism
Minor: Transphobia and Child abuse