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janeblue's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Gun violence
omgsynecdoche's review against another edition
I’m not sure. I think maybe it just was not what I expected. To be fair I didn't read any synopsis, I just saw Emily Henry and thought “this should be funny and light and fun” and from the get-go it wasn’t.
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse
timelapse's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- 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
A very quick and fun read; the quality of writing was better than the actual plot and where the book went with it but there were many razor-sharp instances of female friendship that I enjoyed (in particular the moment with Lucille and Sandy.) I did wish we got to see more of Lucille towards the end.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Trafficking
zoinks's review against another edition
3.75
Fun!!! I love some girl power homoerotic friendship. It was kind of oddly paced. A good story but definitely nothing gets resolved I found myself wondering where the other half of the book is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Child abuse
Moderate: Drug abuse and Gun violence
Minor: Sexual violence
kelsimitchell's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I really hated their families, which I guess is the point. It’s obviously a story about friendship and choosing your own family, but wow some of these characters were so easy to hate! Overall, really interesting book - I couldn’t put it down!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Drug abuse and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
cmshaw15's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
lovetlr's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Pedophilia, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Drug abuse
katharina90's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Overall enjoyed but didn't love this YA take on Thelma and Louise.
I liked the portrayal of female friendship and how empowering and healing it can be, but this theme could have been explored a lot more in depth.
The abuse and abandonment experienced by the main characters is pretty harrowing. Definitely not a fluffy feel-good read.
I liked the portrayal of female friendship and how empowering and healing it can be, but this theme could have been explored a lot more in depth.
The abuse and abandonment experienced by the main characters is pretty harrowing. Definitely not a fluffy feel-good read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse
Minor: Gun violence, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Pedophilia
cady_sass's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This whole book feels like a bad fever dream and I don’t know how else to explain it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Classism, Death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Murder
visceralreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
TW: domestic abuse, parental abuse, drugs, murder, gambling, violence, mentions of prostitution and pornography, multiple accounts of theft
A story of two girls on a road trip of revenge and closure. I couldn't put it down after the part where they reached King Midas Casino. Okay, so basically our MCs, Lucille and Winona, are on the run from their families - Lucille's run off with her drug dealer brother's stash to get back at him for stealing her money she's worked so hard for, and Winona's escaping her abusive weatherman dad and looking for her mother in Vegas (? if i'm not wrong).
I never thought I'd like Lucille and Winona but I did! They're so badass, witty, brave, and absolutely just killing it there. Oh, and their friendship is just *chef kiss* Literally everything that could go wrong DID go wrong, but I enjoyed reading how they both clawed their way out. There was a hint (note: HINT) of romance between them, but it wasn't followed through and that made me a tiny bit sad. Also, it was a little confusing when Lucille and Winona were kinda like,,, 'swapping' personalities?? Like one moment, Lucille would sound and act and think like Winona and vice versa, so that was hard to keep track of.
There were some parts that were hard to read, like the whole thing with Silas (and also his idea of luring pedophiles to their hotel room to drug them (the pedos) and take all their money ), the huge thing near the end of the book (their Big Plan; i was BRACING MYSELF), and of course, the domestic abuse both MCs have experienced.
I'm still reeling from the ending - which I won't spoil, but it's kinda predictable anyways - and yeah, totally giving this a reread :)
A story of two girls on a road trip of revenge and closure. I couldn't put it down after the part where they reached King Midas Casino. Okay, so basically our MCs, Lucille and Winona, are on the run from their families - Lucille's run off with her drug dealer brother's stash to get back at him for stealing her money she's worked so hard for, and Winona's escaping her abusive weatherman dad and looking for her mother in Vegas (? if i'm not wrong).
I never thought I'd like Lucille and Winona but I did! They're so badass, witty, brave, and absolutely just killing it there. Oh, and their friendship is just *chef kiss* Literally everything that could go wrong DID go wrong, but I enjoyed reading how they both clawed their way out. There was a hint (note: HINT) of romance between them, but it wasn't followed through and that made me a tiny bit sad. Also, it was a little confusing when Lucille and Winona were kinda like,,, 'swapping' personalities?? Like one moment, Lucille would sound and act and think like Winona and vice versa, so that was hard to keep track of.
There were some parts that were hard to read, like the whole thing with Silas (
I'm still reeling from the ending - which I won't spoil, but it's kinda predictable anyways - and yeah, totally giving this a reread :)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder