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yellowbinge's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Publishing date:
27.06.2024
Thank you to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for the ARC. My opinions are my own.
The book as a meal: I am eating out, but somehow my ex found me and disturbed my meal
The book left me: Feeling pretty horrible
Negatives:
Trigger warnings galore, be warned
Positives:
Very realistic portrayal of teenage/young adult troubles
Doesn't shy away from horrible things
Interesting story
Features:
Content warnings in the millions, interesting artstyle, dislikeable characters, themes of growing up, different situations for the same age group
Why did I choose this one?
I have heard stunning things about this manga, so I thought I should dive into it.
At the time I was in a mood for more comics as well. The cover is also very eye catching to me.
Pick-up-able? Put-down-able?
Devourable. I finished this one one sitting. I had to see what would happen next and how they would handle their current situation. The way these characters keep getting into the most avoidable trouble is outstanding to me.
What was the vibe and mood?
This had the vibe of watching a dramatic tv show. Everything went wrong, everyone got into trouble, tragedy after tragedy occurred. Almost like a car crash you can't look away from
Final ranking and star rating?
S tier, 5 stars. This is a read I know will be living rent-free in my mind for a long time. A read I think a lot of people should try out. However, it has every trigger warning under the sun, so please check which it has before diving into it. Great story with a lot of drive. Fitting artstyle. A lot of personality. Very good read. Will recommend.
S tier, 5 stars. This is a read I know will be living rent-free in my mind for a long time. A read I think a lot of people should try out. However, it has every trigger warning under the sun, so please check which it has before diving into it. Great story with a lot of drive. Fitting artstyle. A lot of personality. Very good read. Will recommend.
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Drug use, Bullying, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Blood, Death, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Homophobia and Vomit
hazelwood's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Very dark. (Kittens get murdered. People die.) I'm not sure what the point of it is. Something about desire. These kids are fucking each other up the whole time. Nothing really gets resolved either. It just didn't really speak to me, specifically. Interesting story, but kind of depressing. Heed the content warnings, lots of heavy topics.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body shaming, Murder, Child death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Vomit
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Adult/minor relationship
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