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talonsontypewriters'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
2.0
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Blood, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror
Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Car accident, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Self harm, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Vomit
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Drug use, Death of parent, and Sexual content
CSA briefly depicted in a flashback, but stays mostly discussed. Nongraphic birth scene. Vaping/smoking.meganpbell'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
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Gore
Moderate: Car accident, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Alcohol, and Infidelity
raisinreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body horror and Grief
Minor: Incest, Death of parent, and Infidelity
sjmomaney'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
4.5
Graphic: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Vomit, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Animal death
jhaneveauguste'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
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, and Cannibalism
asolis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Vomit
Minor: Car accident, Drug use, Death of parent, Self harm, and Medical content
alreads13's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Pregnancy, Animal death, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol
Minor: Toxic friendship, Death of parent, and Child abuse
slimepuppy'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
2.5
Very disappointed in this one after loving The Return. At least it was another quick read, I guess.
This book made me realise how much of a bitter bitch I am - because pretty much every time the main character tried to control herself I was thinking "girl, don't you just wanna go apeshit?" Oh, your mother refuses to take responsibility or apologize for the shit she put you through? And you're forgiving her? And keeping her in your life? Alright then...
Don't even get me started on the romance subplot, which ended up being such an integral part of the story. Childhood sweethearts to lovers really isn't my thing and Ian failed to become interesting. He's just the perfect dream boyfriend who's been waiting for you all along. It's boring, sorry!
This book is also just strangely heteronormative in a way that made my skin crawl several times throughout the story. Rory is a party girl and a city girl, and all of Rory's family and friends want her to settle down with a nice man and go back to living in her hometown... and that's what she does lol. And Mia, the character that refuses to settle down, refuses to continue to be abused, is framed as monstrous and lowkey hysterical - but at the same time the book wants to talk about how "women aren't allowed to be mad". I guess that according to this book there is an acceptable level of mad you can be, and anything beyond that should be frowned upon.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Body horror, Child abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Gore, Pedophilia, and Vomit
tecovb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Infidelity and Alcohol
caseymac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Mental illness, Body horror, Medical content, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Alcohol
Moderate: Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts