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tuni'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
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexism, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Homophobia
laesterlurch'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
Graphic: Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Self harm, Addiction, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Child abuse, Deadnaming, and Alcoholism
Minor: Homophobia
the_othersidewv'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
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Sexual content
Minor: Gore, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault
luhhhhhhhhh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Torture
Minor: Child abuse
emiliehomme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
bisquii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
READ TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE READING!
WARNING:
Unrealistic depiction of medication/prescription drugs (antipsychotics)
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
The book does not pull any punches or sugarcoat traumatic events, please be careful. If you have any doubt about being okay with reading about any of the trigger warnings, do know that the depictions of them are very graphic!impeachnixon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Some things I liked:
- THAT LAST EXY GAME!! The Exy scenes are always some of my favorites, but there were so many little things (Neil's past on defense, Kevin changing his hand) that finally paid off and it was so good!!
- I loved the found family really coming out in this story!!
- I think the writing and general pacing were best in this book!
- While I have issues with the relationship between Andrew and Neil in this story, I'm a sucker for any romance ever. Plus, Neil and Andrew's relationship really grew on me, both how we got to see their feelings slowly develop and how their trust in each other developed (I especially loved their conversations about and attention to consent).
Some things I didn't love:
- The two antagonists being a mafia/gang and a sports team felt a little unbalanced. Neil being nearly killed by his father around the 250-260 page mark made the rest of the pacing strange. Also, at some point I feel like the story got too big for its breeches and it was hard to believe that Neil can make it out of all of this alive.
- Andrew and Neil's relationship felt kind of rushed? Like within the confines of this book only, their relationship developed at a reasonable to slow pace over the course of the 400 pages. But in the context of the whole series, it just kind of came out of nowhere.
- Andrew had a lot of... flaws that made him fairly annoying. His violence was concerning and made him not really a character I wanted to follow? It's one thing when he gets into violent arguments with his teammates who know him, put up with him, and can handle him. But when he's threatening, like, Katelyn? Also, his whole agreement that his brother can't date anyone that Andrew breaks when he starts seeing Neil? Wasn't always a fan of Andrew, and I feel like I could have been if his character was developed and explored further and if his flaws were treated as flaws.
- Stuart's whole character kind of came out of nowhere, and felt like he came out of convenience. There were a few other things that felt like they were big plot conveniences, but that was the biggest one that I remember.
There are a lot more things that I thought, but that's just some things. I definitely enjoyed my reading experience overall!
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual violence
natnat_7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Medical trauma, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Body horror
Moderate: Misogyny, Outing, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexism, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Addiction
Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Rape
memorable'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
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, and Violence
e_ve_l_in'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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse