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andrealerude's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- 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
2.5
somehow this book simply didn’t hit for me - it has glowing reviews and yet it wasn’t for me. i will always remember Duchess Day Radley, the self-proclaimed outlaw with a hard exterior shaped by generational and personal trauma & Robin, her sweet brother who is more complex than we know. each of the characters carried so much complexity sometimes i got lost in it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship
thespinystacks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
5.0
It’s hard to say you love a book that starts sad and ends sad, but I did. I wasn’t sure that I would be a fan of this book at the beginning, there seemed to be so many names to learn but it all started to fall into place.
Duchess is a wonderfully complex character. My heart was breaking for her and Robin through the story. Children shouldn’t have to endure so much heartache, yet they do.
Walk is also terribly complex. He is your challenge of doing what’s “right” or “wrong”. The story is interwoven with choices being made under impossible circumstances, showing you that life is so often not black or white, and you have to make choices with the limited information you’ve got.
You hope throughout this story, and just when you think you’re all out of hope - you find enough to hope for the best even after it is done.
Duchess is a wonderfully complex character. My heart was breaking for her and Robin through the story. Children shouldn’t have to endure so much heartache, yet they do.
Walk is also terribly complex. He is your challenge of doing what’s “right” or “wrong”. The story is interwoven with choices being made under impossible circumstances, showing you that life is so often not black or white, and you have to make choices with the limited information you’ve got.
You hope throughout this story, and just when you think you’re all out of hope - you find enough to hope for the best even after it is done.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Car accident
Minor: Addiction, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Emotional abuse
happiestwhenreading's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
3.5
Unpopular opinion: This book was just fine to me. It didn't blow my socks off, and while I will probably find myself reflecting back on some of the characters, it just didn't dig in and attach to my heart in any way. The best part of the story was definitely the characters, but unfortunately, I got too distracted with all the moving pieces to really care. I can't really say one of the things that made me dislike the book the most without giving some spoilers, but suffice it to say that I liked this book, I liked the writing, and I liked the potential, but it doesn't have enough "oomph" to be memorable for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Abortion, Bullying, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Self harm
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