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cheeserue's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I have mixed feelings about this one. it was entertaining enough to pull me in and want to finish reading, but also the characters made me want to scream.
Tiernan is a meekly little thing who's never felt the love of her parents, not because they weren't there, but because they are too far up each other's asses to care about the fact that they chose to have a child. this causes her to not develop a personality or any self survival skills. she ships herself off to her "uncle" whom she's never met and barely heard of.
the boys are a combination of a 40somthing year old 'step' uncle who fucks the 25 y/o neighborhood skanks, a who psychopathic mute who immediately tried to rape her upon meeting, and Noah who I kinda liked.
I will never understand why she chose keleb, they barely spend time together and when they are in the same room he has the most red flags out of all of them. you could play a drinking game with all the shitty things he does to her; but for some reason she forgives every little thing he's done the second she finds those books.
I'll give it to Penelope, she did have me feeling a bit for him while I was reading those 'journal' entries, however his trauma and inability to speak does not cancel out how toxic he was the whole book.
that threesome scene had me sweating like a sinner in church.
don't even get me started with the ending. automatic loss of star for pregnancy trope, not all stories need to end in a marriage and kids.
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Bullying, Rape, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
alex_bousquet's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Incest
Minor: Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Rape
elliedw1's review
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
geh91'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
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Abandonment, Incest, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Violence
ashburttt's review
- 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
0.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Incest, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Drug use, and Addiction
edietz22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Grief, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
brittanycoleman'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? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Blood, Sexual assault, Animal death, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abandonment
annabelleg'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal death, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Incest, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Confinement
alannahsh's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicide
amberlynnnnn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship