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lentils1012'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? No
4.25
I also was kinda surprised by the amount of toxic masculinity but it was great to see the protagonist fight against it and being very brave. I loved Sophia und Constance and their relationship, especially if you compare it to Sophia's relationship with Erin.
The only thing which confused me a bit was Amina's character and behavior. Therefore I maybe would have liked the book to be a bit longer for a better understanding of what she did in the end.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Animal death, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Murder
Minor: Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, Bullying, and Death of parent
ka_ke's review against another edition
As a feminist, I get wanting to tear down the patriarchy, but why is every man (except for the queer ones) in this book a misogynistic abusive ass? We know better than this.
Also, the mc’s perspective on anything and everything is whiny and unintelligent… gross
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Transphobia, Biphobia, Homophobia, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, Outing, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Hate crime, and Body shaming
cjslillibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexism, Homophobia, Bullying, and Misogyny
veeloucagraph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Check out my rant:
https://youtu.be/lJJe_m6bCMA
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Hate crime
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Violence, Classism, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, and Toxic relationship
disnelyse'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Bullying, and Homophobia
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship
eni_iilorak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Gore, Outing, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Child abuse, Police brutality, and Body shaming
holiday7'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Bullying, and Sexism
Moderate: Gore, Death of parent, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Kidnapping
alyvia_jeane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual harassment, and Pedophilia
Minor: Bullying
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Torture, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Sexism, Physical abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Abandonment, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Animal death, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Child abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Child death, and Classism
Minor: Infidelity and Bullying
pkc'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? No
5.0
Holy crap I LOVED this story.
The protagonist was so engaging, so strong but proudly showed her vulnerabilities. The villain made my skin crawl. The love interests were fully formed characters in their own right who didn’t just serve to enhance the protagonists story. Representation was incredible (a POC MC, very queer).
Around the tail end of last year, I saw someone do a list of reading icks that they’d hope might be left in 2022. One of them was adults reading young adult books, as if it was somehow a lower class of read that shouldn’t be indulged. It really rankled me when I saw it as a 33 year old lover of YA and books like this beautifully explain why.
This a story, aimed at young adults, that is absolutely about using your voice to speak out against oppression. It’s not the manic pixie dreamgirl or feelingsy guy that you find in the stereotypes that the genre is wrongly thought to comprise of exclusively.
Sophia is a strong, ferocious human being who is guided by and intently focused on the right thing to do.
Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Animal death, Biphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, and Sexism