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graceneverreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse
Moderate: Sexual violence
bookishkale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book is so dense, so it feels like everything is a spoiler, so just in case:
Loved that the book handles abortion, and the difference between Camilla and Karen and that they both had the chance to choose. I was listening to this on the way home from my honeymoon just after the overturn of Roe V. Wade was announced, and my husband and I were hit hard by this part. Made me cry. I wish Graham and Karen got together in the end, but I understand who they both are as people and why it wouldn’t work.
Daisy is one of my favorite characters because of how the book treats her, the back and forth is so interesting and real. She’s not perfect by any means and you get annoyed and frustrated with her, but you do with everyone! I love that the characters aren’t perfect. Her ending was amazing, everyone’s ending worked well. Simone was just a fantastic foil to Daisy.
THE ONLY THING I DIDN’T LIKE WAS THE PLOT TWIST. Billy and Camilla’s daughter being the narrator is just weird to me, I can see passed it, but I would not want to hear about all the dirty secrets my parents have. However, I’m glad Billy and Camilla raised her right, to see people at their best, even when they are telling you their worst.<\spoiler>
Well worth the listen.
Graphic: Drug use, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Addiction, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Vomit
chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Rape
Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Chronic illness
ladybergart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Infidelity, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Abortion, and Emotional abuse
emudds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
good quotes (though i can def see ppl complain they may come off as too many platitudes which like yeah that's gonna happen when multiple books are positioned as retrospective tell-alls of larger-than-life celebrities):
--i think you have to have faith in people before they earn it. otherwise it's not faith, right?
--when someone's presence gives you energy, when it riles up something in you... you can turn that energy into lust or love or hate. i felt most comfortable hating her. it was my only choice.
--people say that life keeps moving, but they don't mention that it does stop sometimes, just for you. just for you and your girl.
--i don't believe in soul mates anymore and i'm not looking for anything. but if i did believe in them, i'd believe your soul mate was somebody who had all the things you didn't, that needed all the things you had. not somebody who's suffering from the same stuff you are.
--love is forgiveness and patience and faith and every once in a while, it's a gut punch. that's why it's a dangerous thing, when you go loving the wrong person.
--i thought love was bombs and tears and blood. i did not know that it was supposed to make you lighter, not heavier. i didn't know it was supposed to take only the kind of work that makes you softer.
--some people will never stop being themselves. and you think it drives you crazy but it is the very thing you will think about when they are gone. when you don't have them in your life anymore.
--no matter who you choose to go down the road with, you're gonna get hurt. that's just the nature of caring about someone. no matter who you love, they will break your heart along the way.
--life is about who is holding your hand and, i think, whose hand you commit to holding.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Sexual violence
eena'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
2.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence
kaboom2016'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
3.5
Graphic: Drug abuse
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
annieundomielf's review against another edition
2.25
Graphic: Drug use and Alcoholism
Minor: Sexual violence
teora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Abortion, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Abortion, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Eating disorder and Death of parent