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Moderate: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Abandonment
Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Murder
Minor: Addiction
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Grief, Murder
Minor: Infidelity, Physical abuse
Plot twist: This book that was billed as a murder mystery is really the story of the main character framing someone for murder to clear her own name. (But it's okay because he framed her first. Why? Just because he's THAT bad a person. Duh.)
Plot twist: And the main character actually did kill someone. Just not who you think. So it's okay.
Plot twist: Oh and by the way, the main character was actually an accessory in the murder she was originally accused of.
This book was a mess. An enjoyable, cozy mess, but a mess for sure. Between the plot holes, wildly unnecessary plot twists, and caricature-like portrayal of a neurodivergent main character by a neurotypical author (a portrayal that I can't help but feel was leaned into just to shoehorn the aforementioned plot issues into working), this is a book that you read for ✨vibes✨ not for quality.
Going forward, I think I'm going to steer clear of books written by publishing higher-ups. It's no surprise that the buzz their books get is disproportionate to their books' quality... But it is disappointing.
Graphic: Ableism, Suicide, Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Alcohol
Not a 5 star because it felt like the book ended twice. It was very strange.
*revising to a 5 star. I keep thinking about it. It's just so good!
Graphic: Death, Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, Death of parent
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship