Scan barcode
marinagray's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit
cheyentist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Homophobia, and Suicide
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
guime's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Bullying and Homophobia
Moderate: Violence and Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicide
sovppy'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
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence
annelaure's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, and Outing
Minor: Abortion, Cancer, and Cultural appropriation
marie_thereadingotter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Olivia and Clay are both bullies towards each other in different ways. Neither is completely innocent. And I'm not gonna lie, I was a nervous about how the romance would play out in a way. All her books in the past have been almost strictly heterosexual, minus one make-out scene in her Devil's Night series, but that one was was to make men jealous and not about the girls being curious about their sexuality. So in hindsight, the scene in Devil's Night is a little like queer-baiting.
The reveal that Clay was horrible and degrading towards Olivia is because she likes her... didn't make sense. She's supposed to be 18 or nearly 18, but I would hope that people that old wouldn't behave like that. Clay often goes beyond bullying, and heads straight towards sexual harassment.
Another thing that bothers me about this book, is that she made Olivia and her siblings Native and part of a specific tribe in Florida. They have no connection to the tribe, and not living near or on the reservation. I kind of feel that was a little pointless to have them be native. It had no bearing on anything really. It came across as checking a box, so she could say that her books are diverse because half the cast isn't white, but their culture means nothing to any of them... and I find that a little hard to believe when it's implied that they care a lot about their heritage.
I just hope that Douglas stops adding in ethnically diverse characters and then treats them like they are white. Example: in her Devil's Night books, there's a character who is part Asian, but she doesn't really do anything with his ethnicity. People still treat him the way they treat his white friends. Not that I want cartoon-ish racism, but everybody treats him exactly like his white friends. Even in her Fall Away series, there's a character who is part Native, and the reason that didn't bother me as much is because that character didn't grow up around that culture, and wasn't even sure if he was part native. Throwing in an ethnically diverse characters but not their culture isn't being diverse.
Graphic: Bullying and Homophobia
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide
calamine's review
2.0
it's my second book from Penelope and i just can't really like her works. I actually kinda enjoyed reading that one, but idk, the plot was too problematic in some moments and everyone ignored it.
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide
princesscochlea's review
Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abortion and Infidelity
kellie_00's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Kidnapping
mangopassion555's review
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Minor: Homophobia and Suicide