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laurennicole98's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Death, Suicide, Addiction, and Toxic friendship
abbyycadabbyy's review against another edition
4.5
The author does an amazing job at making each person look as guilty as whoever the actual murderer is. Each person has their own reason for why they would have killed Simon. Throughout the book I kept changing who I suspected might be the killer, yet I was never on the dot. Currently this is one of my favorite authors. I love her ability to make you second guess everything you thought you knew.
The author does a really good job at making all the characters relatable and loveable. Out of the main four Nate has to be my favorite. The way his family life is reminds me of my own. The relationship that blossoms between him and the other three shows a lot of character growth from him.
This book had me lying in bed screaming "WHAT!" so many times. Exited for the second one!
I gave this book 5 stars when I read it, it was one of the first books I had ever read. I really think it is a good book but I don’t think it is as good as my other 5 star books. Therefore, I will be bumping it down to a 4.5 stars.
Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Abandonment, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide
Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent
adiisbookland91'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
3.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Grief, Homophobia, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Addiction, Bullying, and Abandonment
dhutton1997'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
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Bullying, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Classism, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
medini_l's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Suicide, Sexism, Bullying, Outing, Misogyny, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, and Drug use
Minor: Violence, Alcohol, Cancer, and Abandonment
junowo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I think the highlights of this book are 1) the roundness of every single character and 2) the agency the teenage characters had. YA books can often contain flat characters, and their protagonists can feel like teenagers that things are happening to, rather than teenagers doing things. This book gave depth and dimension to every one of its characters, as well as giving them a chance to make their own choices and stand their ground. I’m very impressed!
Graphic: Violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Mass/school shootings, Self harm, Violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cancer
tbs250's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Outing, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexism, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Addiction
badvision's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Self harm, Suicide, Death, Murder, Outing, Homophobia, and Infidelity
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, and Infidelity
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Classism, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Car accident
r_clark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Abandonment
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Suicide
katia07's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Homophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Infidelity, Addiction, Cancer, and Abandonment