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ynp16's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Infertility
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
maeverose's review against another edition
I feel unsure about the disability rep. As far as I read (39%) there was nothing outright offensive, but some things gave me pause. I am disabled but not in the way that Alexander is so I’m no authority on this, but it annoyed me somewhat that (even though I know plenty of wheelchair users can walk) he seemed to be able to do pretty much anything an able bodied person could (walk almost whenever he wanted, dance,
There was one scene in particular that bothered me as well. (Mild spoilers) In chapter seven after the dance when Kitty goes to find him on the bench, instead of strictly being concerned for him, Kitty’s mostly thinking about how sweet he was to endure the pain to dance with her, how attractive he is, how her reputation could be affected if anyone found them alone, and how ‘admirable’ he is for being able to hide his pain so well (why is that admirable? Hiding his pain to ‘appear normal’? He shouldn’t have to grin and bear it). I felt like that scene would’ve been great if she had just wanted to make sure he was okay, then helped him, then they had the romantic moment. Rather than her clearly seeing him in pain and distress but being horny for him in that moment. It felt so off.
Also, in the book it says the left side of his face/body is scarred, but on the front cover it isn’t at all…. 🤨
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infertility and Colonisation
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
Ableist slurs, near drowningellie_murdock's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Infertility, Medical content, Addiction, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Sexism
cup_of_rosie's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Death of parent, Death, Sexual content, and Chronic illness
Minor: Pregnancy and Medical content
ashleycmms's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma