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madalina0_0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
booksbymae's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Minor: Sexual content, Death, and Violence
dkgreads's review
- 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: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Bullying
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Addiction, and Death of parent
Minor: Murder, Rape, and Infidelity
jerda'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Death
Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic friendship
culzean's review
- 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: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Classism, Medical content, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
ly_lysee's review
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Sexual assault
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Incest, Addiction, Bullying, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Classism
Minor: Pregnancy
ieryka_magic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
The same problems as the first one, including:
• male dominance and chauvinism and sexism that is NOT rebuffed or called out
• sexual harassment and near-rape
• romanticizing abuse
• no plot whatsoever because who needs that
• a protagonist who is a "not like other girls" type
• alcohol addiction that is totally shrugged off
• DID. I. MENTION. ABUSE. AND. HARASSMENT. YET.
• Sex begin used as an excuse, a bribe, a payment method, AND a redeeming quality (what an amazing trait!!!!!!!!!!! **sarcasm**)
Again. THIS IS NOT OK.
I'm not gonna address the "plot" here because let's face it, it isn't plot, it's just petty drama. Plus, can I just confess that the only time I actually agreed with Ella, in the WHOLE series, was when she said that Reed was acting like a dog, sleeping at her door and shit?
Again, I'm going to say it:
THIS. GODDAMN. BOOK. Mentally scarred me.
The book (and the series) is a literal Wattpad mafia mets the rich bad boy fanfiction and (as someone who used to eat that shit every day) it makes me sick to the core to know that *this* is considered ok to be published.
Honestly? It would've been a *great* idea if it kept the "plot", but turned the message from "this is totally ok and not toxic" to "this behaviour is not ok, but everybody can change. Therapy and other professionals are there for you. And if they don't change, leave them. Also, *CONSENT*??? HELLO??? YOU THERE?"
To think that this book went through so many hands before it was published and IT STILL WENT TROUGHT.
If someone, anyone, girl, boy, non binary, teen, child, adult or elder reads this review, please know that this kind of behaviour is toxic, not ok and dangerous.
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Not worth itb_readss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Sexual content, and Violence
literary_lyette's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Grief, and Bullying
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content
Minor: Abortion