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kimmyv's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Cursing, Child abuse, and Body shaming
frednamode's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Feminist retelling of the little mermaid?? One hundred percent
Some of the male characters were a little two dimensional, clearly only there as plot devices, the sexism was a little on the nose: ‘if she wasn’t my daughter...’ we all know how trump finished that sentence so I can’t say the author writes unrealistic characters, but the bad guys felt wholly bad and the good guys were faultless - it would have been nice to see more dimensions and moral dilemmas for our protagonist (but assuming this is targeted as a YA novel it makes sense)
Some of the male characters were a little two dimensional, clearly only there as plot devices, the sexism was a little on the nose: ‘if she wasn’t my daughter...’ we all know how trump finished that sentence so I can’t say the author writes unrealistic characters, but the bad guys felt wholly bad and the good guys were faultless - it would have been nice to see more dimensions and moral dilemmas for our protagonist (but assuming this is targeted as a YA novel it makes sense)
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder
Minor: Homophobia
danajoy's review
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Gore, and Violence
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