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sighsborg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Not quite sure how I feel about this book.
Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, Abandonment, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Body horror, Vomit, and Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Abortion, and Sexism
jennyshelby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
A mother's heart breaks a million ways in her lifetime.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Death, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexism and Violence
samsbgarcia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Medical content, Car accident, Infidelity, and Child death
marpaige's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Death, Suicide, and Sexual content
ellilo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Self harm, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
zoe_archambault's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Alcohol
cranewife'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Suicide, Abandonment, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Death, Medical content, Child death, Child abuse, and Sexual content
ajeinsig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, and Self harm
Moderate: Stalking and Toxic relationship
analenegrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The only reason it received less than five stars was because I found the descriptions of women's bodies almost hurtful to the story Audrain was telling especially one meant to be a reckoning with the role of mothers.
Graphic: Car accident, Blood, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Child death
Moderate: Abortion
jenni_veeve's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Child abuse